Malcolmson Residence
El Paso, Texas

Description: Malcolmson residence
Other Names:
Address:  corner of Campbell and Montana, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Type: domestic: single family home
Original Client: J.W. Malcolmson
Historic Inventory:
Date: ca. 1905
Condition: demolished

Architect or Firm: Henry C. Trost
Associated Architect or Firm: Trost & Trost
Contractors:
Dimensions and Orientation: two stories
Budget/Cost: $2,000.

Foundation:
Wall Materials: brick
Roofing Materials: shingle porch
Other Materials Used: wood front stairs and stair balustrade
Remodeling and Additions:

Present Owner:
Location of Drawings:
Location of Documentary Photographs:

Bibliography: (1) Trost & Trost, Architects (El Paso: Trost & Trost, 1907), page 23, illustrated
(2) El Paso Herald January 11, 1905 Building permit
(3) El Paso Herald February 28, 1905 page 7 “Many building projects”
(4) El Paso Herald September 14, 1906

Remarks: The photograph is rather odd in that it shows only the first story and not the entire house. For this reason it may be difficult to locate. Apparently Trost was proud of the entry stairs, which are the most prominent feature of the photograph. The photograph shows shrubbery of several years’ growth.
J.W Malcolmson was listed in the City Directory in 1905-1906 at 901 Campbell Street. After reading the newspaper article dated September 14, 1906, that is was determined that the home was located on the corner of Campbell and Montana.

Prepared for the El Paso Public Library by Lloyd C. and June F. Engelbrecht under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1990