Toltec Club
National Register of Historic Places

Toltec Club

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
March 12, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
79002934

About this property

The Toltec Club (or Toltec Building) is a building located in downtown El Paso, Texas. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Toltec Club purchased the land for the building on December 12, 1908. The all-men's club was founded by W.H. Burges, T.M. Wingo, Felix Martinez, W.W. Turney A.P. Coles, Britton Davis, J. Arthur Eddy and C.B Eddy on November 18, 1902. The name, "Toltec," meant "man of knowledge." The Toltec Club building was opened in 1910 and cost about $100,000. The architect for the building was John J. Huddart. The grand opening took place on October 14, 1910, with a colorful, "informal" reception, according to the El Paso Herald. Initiation fees for the club were expensive at $100 and club dues cost $50. Important visitors in El Paso were often entertained at the club which had a ballroom and high stakes gambling. The Great Depression affected the club, causing it to close in 1930. National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Texas

Location

602 Magoffin Ave.
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.76012, -106.47963

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

House at 912 Magoffin Avenue
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
1800's Mexican Consulate
Civil War
0.2 mi
El Paso US Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi
El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building
Modern
0.4 mi
Magoffin Homestead
Modern
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Killing of John Wesley Hardin, El Paso TX
1895Frontier
0.3 mi
Pueblo Revolt – Otermín's Retreat to El Paso 1680
1680Colonial
0.3 mi
Battle of El Paso del Norte
1846Mexican-American War
0.4 mi
El Paso Gunfight — Dallas Stoudenmire Four Dead in Five Seconds
1881Frontier
0.4 mi

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When was Toltec Club listed on the National Register?

Toltec Club was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Toltec Club?

Toltec Club is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Toltec Club?

The period of significance for Toltec Club is recorded as the civil_war era.

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