Sunset Heights Historic District
a.k.a. See Also:Trost, Henry C., House
Roughly bounded by Heisig Ave., River Ave., N. El Paso St., and I-10, El Paso, TXSunset Heights is one of the showcase residential neighborhoods of El Paso, and, indeed, of the Southwest. It was platted in 1884 but developed principally in the early decades of the 20th Century. The neighborhood is significant in the Area of Community Planning for its unusual siting and development on an escarpment that slopes toward the Rio Grande, and in the Area of Architecture for its extensive use of masonry in construction and its distinctive homes in various styles. These include Bungalows, American Foursquares, Classical Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Prairie style houses, the latter buildings from the designs of Henry C. Trost, an architect important in the history of El Paso and of the region. Sunset Heights has also contributed significantly to El Paso's political, educational, religious, and commercial life. Because of the neighborhood's unusual role as host for important early 20th-Century American and Mexican personalities, engaged in education on a regional level and diplomacy at an international scale, an Area of Significance titled "International Relations" has been noted.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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