Schwartz & Raas and San Angelo National Bank Buildings

These three Victorian commercial structures were built during the local economic boom of the 1880s. Among the earliest permanent buildings in San Angelo, they represent the early development of the city as the leading commercial center of the area. In 1884 the San Angelo National Bank purchased an existing building in the middle of the block. A new facade was added, under the supervision of contractor J. C. Lillis, which features sandstone from two local quarries and an ornate cornice and pediment. After the bank moved to a new site in 1902, the building housed a variety of businesses. In 1885 Louis Schwartz and Joseph Raas, owners of a grocery in this block, built a commercial structure adjacent to the bank building. Designed by the noted San Angelo architect Oscar Ruffini, it features a facade of stone, cast iron, and sheet iron. The building was first rented to the firm of Johnson & Taylor, Fancy Grocers, competitors of Schwartz & Raas. The third structure here, built in 1886, replaced the earlier Schwartz and Raas grocery and dry goods store. In 1888 the business was expanded to include their adjacent building. Later the site of the Roxy Theatre, the 1886 structure was damaged by fire in 1973. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981

Schwartz & Raas and San Angelo National Bank Buildings is a historical marker in San Angelo, Tom Green County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Tom Green County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 130 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4616, -100.4350 near San Angelo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hilton Hotel (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fisher, O. C., Federal Building, Harris Drug Store, and Masonic Lodge 570.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5451004611. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.