Trost & Trost Architects & Engineers, often known as Trost & Trost, was an architectural firm based in El Paso, Texas. The firm's chief designer was Henry Charles Trost, who was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1860. Trost moved from Chicago to Tucson, Arizona in 1899 and to El Paso in 1903. He partnered with Robert Rust to form Trost & Rust. Rust died in 1905 and later that year Trost formed the firm of Trost & Trost with his twin brother Gustavus Adolphus Trost, also an architect, who had joined the firm as a structural engineer. Between 1903 and Henry Trost's death on September 19, 1933, the firm designed hundreds of buildings in the El Paso area and in other Southwestern cities, including Albuquerque, Phoenix, Tucson, and San Angelo.
Luhrs Tower in Phoenix (built 1929)Manning House in Tucson designed by Henry Trost
Throughout his career, Henry Trost demonstrated his ability to work in a variety of styles, including Art Deco, Mission Revival, Prairie, Pueblo Revival, and BhutaneseDzong architecture, at the University of Texas at El Paso. Many of the buildings designed by Trost & Trost display an influence from the Chicago School of architecture. Henry Trost had lived in Chicago between 1888 and 1896. In 1889, Henry started the American Art Metal Work Company with Emil Henry Seeman, which lasted about a year.
From 1892 to 1896, Trost served as vice president of Chicago Ornamental Iron Company. The company is associated with metal ornament that formed the front railings of the boxes and balconies in the Lafayette Square Opera House in Washington, DC.
^"Arizona Eastern & Southern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot". Henry C. Trost Historical Organization. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
Edgell, G.H., The American Architecture of Today Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1929
Guide to the Architecture of Phoenix, Central Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. 1983
Information gathered by Lloyd C. & June F. Engelbrecht under a grant from the National Endowment for the humanities for the El Paso Public Library, 1990.
The Spirit of H.H. Richardson of the Midwest Prairies, ed. by Larson and Brown, University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Iowa Stare University Press, Ames, IA, 1988
A Photographic History of the University of Arizona 1885-1985 Phyllis Ball. Privately Printed. 1986
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Trost amp Trost Architects amp Engineers often known as Trost amp Trost was an architectural firm based in El Paso Texas The firm s chief designer was Henry Charles Trost who was born in Toledo Ohio in 1860 Trost moved from Chicago to Tucson Arizona in 1899 and to El Paso in 1903 He partnered with Robert Rust to form Trost amp Rust Rust died in 1905 and later that year Trost formed the firm of Trost amp Trost with his twin brother Gustavus Adolphus Trost also an architect who had joined the firm as a structural engineer Between 1903 and Henry Trost s death on September 19 1933 the firm designed hundreds of buildings in the El Paso area and in other Southwestern cities including Albuquerque Phoenix Tucson and San Angelo Luhrs Tower in Phoenix built 1929 Manning House in Tucson designed by Henry TrostThroughout his career Henry Trost demonstrated his ability to work in a variety of styles including Art Deco Mission Revival Prairie Pueblo Revival and Bhutanese Dzong architecture at the University of Texas at El Paso Many of the buildings designed by Trost amp Trost display an influence from the Chicago School of architecture Henry Trost had lived in Chicago between 1888 and 1896 In 1889 Henry started the American Art Metal Work Company with Emil Henry Seeman which lasted about a year Hotel Paso del Norte in El PasoFrom 1892 to 1896 Trost served as vice president of Chicago Ornamental Iron Company The company is associated with metal ornament that formed the front railings of the boxes and balconies in the Lafayette Square Opera House in Washington DC Selected buildings editMain article List of Trost amp Trost works Steinfeld Mansion Tucson s First Owls Club 1898 Tucson Arizona Henry C Trost South Hall 1898 University of Arizona Tucson Arizona Henry C Trost demolished 1958 Schneider Healy House 1900 1902 Tucson Arizona Henry Trost Gardiner Ramsey House 1900 1901 144 E University Blvd Tucson Arizona Trost amp Trost Tucson s Second Owls Club 1902 1903 Tucson Arizona Trost amp Rust Carnegie Free Library in Tucson 1900 1901 Arizona Trost amp Trost Willard Hotel Pueblo Hotel and Apartments 1902 1904 145 S 6th Ave Tucson Arizona Henry C Trost Santa Rita Hotel 1904 Tucson Arizona Trost amp Rust demolished 1972 Ronstadt House 1904 607 North Sixth Avenue in Tucson Arizona Trost amp Rust Bayless House 1905 145 East University Boulevard Tucson Arizona Trost amp Rust Tucson Residence 721 E University Blvd 1905 Tucson Arizona Henry C Trost William Ward Turney residence now the International Museum of Art 1908 El Paso Texas Young Men s Christian Association 1906 1908 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost demolished in 1961 Manning House 1907 for Levi Manning at 450 W Paseo Redondo in Tucson designed by Henry Trost 1 nbsp Henry C Trost residence in El PasoHenry C Trost residence 1908 1013 W Yandell Dr El Paso Texas Henry C Trost nbsp Walter Douglas houseWalter Douglas House 1908 Bisbee Arizona Trost amp Trost Goodrich House 1908 Tucson Arizona Henry C Trost El Paso Country Club 1908 1909 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost destroyed by fire in 1916 Caples Building 1909 El Paso Texas Empty in 2015 2 New Mexico State University campus 1909 Las Cruces New Mexico Abdou Building 1910 at 115 North Mesa Street at Texas Avenue in El Paso Texas nbsp Anson Mills Building in El Paso Texas 2011Anson Mills Building 1911 El Paso Texas Kerr Mercantile Building 1927 Sanderson Texas Henry C Trost Hotel Paso del Norte 1912 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Popular Department Store now 1 Union Fashion Center 1912 El Paso Texas White House Department Store now The Centre 1912 El Paso Texas El Paso High School 1913 1916 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Scottish Rite Cathedral 1915 Tucson Arizona Trost amp Trost El Paso Country Court House 1915 1916 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost demolished in 1988 Arizona Eastern amp Southern Pacific Railway Passenger Station Globe Arizona 1916 3 Occidental Life Building 1917 Albuquerque New Mexico Old Main Building at the University of Texas at El Paso 1917 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Quinn Hall at the University of Texas at El Paso 1917 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Graham Hall at the University of Texas at El Paso 1917 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Geology Building at the University of Texas at El Paso 1917 Rosenwald Building 1920 downtown Albuquerque New Mexico Kelly Hall at the University of Texas at El Paso Kelly Hall 1920 1921 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost First National Bank Building 1922 Albuquerque New Mexico Houston High School 1922 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost State National Building 1922 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Hotel Cortez Hotel Orndorff 1922 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Loretto Academy 1922 1936 El Paso Texas Gustavus A Trost nbsp Luhrs Building in downtown PhoenixLuhrs Building 1924 Phoenix Arizona Henry C Trost Sunshine Building 1924 in Downtown Albuquerque New Mexico El Paso Community College 1925 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Hassayampa Inn 1927 Prescott Arizona Trost amp Trost Gage Hotel 1927 Marathon Texas The Holland Hotel 1928 Alpine Texas nbsp San Angelo City HallSan Angelo City Hall amp Auditorium 1929 San Angelo Texas Gadsden Hotel 1929 Douglas Arizona Luhrs Tower 1929 Phoenix Arizona Henry C Trost Hotel Paisano 1930 Marfa Texas Built by Charles Bassett Gateway hotel chain Plaza Hotel Plaza Motor Hotel New Sheldon Hotel Hilton Hotel amongst other names 1929 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost O T Bassett Tower 1930 El Paso Texas Henry C Trost Driskill Hotel 1930 tower addition Austin Texas Henry C Trost University of Texas at El Paso Worrell Hall 1935 1937 El Paso Texas Gustavus A Trost University of Texas at El Paso Benedict 1935 1937 El Paso Texas Gustavus A Trost El Paso Country Club repairs proposed 1920 1922 1936 El Paso Texas Gustavus A Trost University of Texas at El Paso Holliday Hall 1933 El Paso Texas Gustavus A TrostReferences and notes edit Manning House Then and now Caples Building 2015 Arizona Eastern amp Southern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot Henry C Trost Historical Organization Retrieved August 25 2018 Edgell G H The American Architecture of Today Charles Scribner s Sons New York 1929 Guide to the Architecture of Phoenix Central Chapter of the American Institute of Architects 1983 Information gathered by Lloyd C amp June F Engelbrecht under a grant from the National Endowment for the humanities for the El Paso Public Library 1990 The Spirit of H H Richardson of the Midwest Prairies ed by Larson and Brown University Art Museum University of Minnesota Iowa Stare University Press Ames IA 1988 A Photographic History of the University of Arizona 1885 1985 Phyllis Ball Privately Printed 1986External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trost amp Trost Henry C Trost Historical Organization EPCC Borderlands article Henry Trost s Architectural Legacy Lives On Flickr com Images of Trost amp Trost works Inventory of Trost amp Trost Architectural Drawings 1916 1931 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trost 26 Trost amp oldid 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