Building Name: Alpine Avalanche

Year building was built:

Feb. 5, 1912 cornerstone laid in place (AA 02‐08‐12); John M. Webb, contractor (cornerstone image, 07‐28‐16)

Historic photographic references:

Koch Alb. Q folder Alpine Historic; N.1.D.3 LF General Photo Collection

Primary uses of building [previous names, owners, years]:

Masonic Building 1912 to 1975 W. Van Sickle & Judge Frank G. Morris Law Office (upstairs); Stockmen’s Café, (downstairs); (early years). Downstairs: Kandy (originally spelled with a C) Kitchen until 1919. Kleinmann’s Mercantile Store, 1913‐1917 (AA Index). The Alpine Supermarket, 1942‐1950; owned by Watson & Anderson, managed & later owned by Ludvik Teplicek. West Texas Utilities Office, 1960s? D & D Tire (Owned by Dick Vaughn), 1978 ‐ ?. Alpine Main Street Office, date? 1982 to ???? ‐ Alpine Avalanche, The Territorial Printer, & Alpine Stationers moved into the building in 1982 and moved out sometime after 1986 (dates subject to review). The Alpine Avalanche moved back in (date unknown at this time) and as of September 2016 occupies the building.

Important figures associated with building:

Wigfall Van Sickle, State Senator and Brewster County Judge; Shirley & Otis Scales, Alpine Businessmen; Watson & Anderson Grocers; Ludvik Teplicek, Grocer.

Chronology with sources:

Feb. 5, 1912 ‐ cornerstone laid

Exact Dates of Ownership changes unknown.

Miscellaneous information (useful in applications for National Historic Register):

Type of construction:

brick, _

Name of architect, builder, contractor:

Contractor‐ John M. Webb

Deed description:

_

Map / street location:

118 N. 5th St. Historic Walking & Windshield Tour Brochure #27. Sanborn Map 1927, No. 3

Additions, remodeling:

Was remodeled, probably in late 1941/early 1942 for Watson/Anderson Grocers.

Dates of later remodels unknown at this time.

Current use:

Alpine Avalanche (downstairs). Upstairs?

Image, street scenes:

Koch Alb. Q f. Alpine Historic (same as PC A457m c. 1920, N1.D.3 LF Candy Kitchen c. 1920, El Ocotillo 1978 ad

Brewster County Historic Photo Album book page 23, Keller’s Alpine, Texas book page 47

Wilbourn Studio looking south toward ‘A’ Mountain c. _

Sources Utilized:

Archives Vertical File – “Alpine Avalanche”

Archives Vertical File – “Alpine, Tx. ‐ Structures, Commercial”

AA Index.

Newspaper Abbreviations‐

AA, The Alpine Avalanche newspaper.

Research support provided: Jerri Garza, 08‐19‐16.

Additions, Melleta Bell, 09‐19‐2016.

Archives of the Big Bend, Sul Ross State University, 2016.