M and J Nelson Building
National Register of Historic Places

M and J Nelson Building

McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas
Listed
September 30, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
08000962

About this property

The M and J Nelson Building (also known as the J. C. Penney Building) is a building in downtown McAllen, Texas, that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. It is a three-story reinforced concrete two-part commercial block building built between 1948 and 1950 for the J. C. Penney Company. It was built in Streamlined Moderne style, with horizontal bands of red and buff brick and cast stone trim, and with aluminum entrance doors and stair rails and two exterior display cases at its Chicago Avenue entrance. It was one of few buildings in McAllen having an elevator at the time it was built, and one of few with air conditioning.

Location

300-308 S. 14th St.
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas
26.20127, -98.23507

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When was M and J Nelson Building listed on the National Register?

M and J Nelson Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 2008.

What type of historic resource is M and J Nelson Building?

M and J Nelson Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for M and J Nelson Building?

The period of significance for M and J Nelson Building is recorded as the civil_war era.

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