Preservation Texas is excited to announce that the exhibit, Adobe at the Pass: Documenting the Mission Valley in 1936, will open on March 27, 2025 at the El Paso County Heritage Center at 201 East San Antonio Avenue in downtown El Paso. This bilingual exhibit features large-format black and white photographs of iconic adobe structures in El Paso County taken by architect Marvin Eickenroht in 1936 as part of the New Deal-era Historic American Buildings Survey program. It also explores the history, significance, and future of adobe construction in West Texas.

This exhibit and related events, including hands-on preservation training workshops, are just the first of many exciting programs that Preservation Texas is planning for the El Paso County Heritage Center. Made possible in part by a grant from El Paso County, the Center will allow us to welcome heritage tourists, provide preservation resources, sell local history and preservation-related books and merchandise, and host educational programs and exhibits in this highly visible downtown space. This initiative is being overseen by our West Texas Program Officer, Victor Hurtado.

The formal opening of the new El Paso County Heritage Center is expected to take place later in May with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. In the meantime, Preservation Texas welcomes the public to stop by and visit the exhibit. Tentative hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

WE ARE HIRING a part-time El Paso County Heritage Center Associate! The deadline to apply is Friday, March 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM MST. More information and how to apply can be found HERE.