Here is a delightful Mission/Spanish Revival home located at the corner of Crosby and Stanton in El Paso. We are unable to find primary documentation identifying the architect, however strongly suspect that the plans were drawn by Otto Thorman. The design of the building is very uncharacteristic for both Trost & Trost and Mabel Welch, the other two firms designing Spanish at the time. Additionally, an article in the December 5, 1928 El Paso Evening Post (accessed at newspapers.com) may indicate contextually that Thorman was the architect, but does not state so directly (Thorman was identified as the architect of a building described in the previous paragraph, and the following description of this property *may* have carried the thought - ed).
The home, located at 1514 Stanton, was built late 1928 for Mrs. Lena Cohen. The building permit was issued on the 28th of August, and the residence was occupied by the 5th of December of the same year. The home cost $7,500 to build, and the contractor of record was Chris Hanson; specially designed electrical fixtures were prepared by the Reynolds Electric Company, and "Specially Plated Hardware" was supplied by the Olsen Supply Company. We're unclear what this hardware was.
We believe that the neighboring residence at 1512 N Stanton was (at the time) unassociated with the Cohen home, although they look like peas in a pod.
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Text, research and modern photography provided to Sketchclub.net by Mark Stone, citing period newspaper articles accessed at newspapers.com
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| Photograph taken by Mark Stone 03/20/2021 |
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| Photograph taken by Mark Stone 03/20/2021 |
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| Photograph taken by Mark Stone 03/20/2021 |
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| Photograph taken by Mark Stone 03/20/2021 |
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| Photograph taken by Mark Stone 03/20/2021 |
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| Photograph taken by Mark Stone 03/20/2021 |
