{"id":201957,"date":"2026-03-12T21:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/201957\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:24:19","slug":"el-pasos-historic-kohlberg-mansion-hits-market-for-1-2m-view-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/201957\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso’s historic Kohlberg mansion hits market for $1.2M: View inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

A historic El Paso landmark that once housed a prominent local couple and the Mexican Consulate is ready for its next chapter.<\/p>\n

The iconic Kohlberg mansion<\/a>, celebrated for its craftsmanship and incredible views of Downtown El Paso and\u00a0Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez, is on the market for $1.2 million. The stately residence at 525 Corto Way was constructed in 1910 for Ernst and Olga Kohlberg. Ernst Kohlberg<\/a> was an El Paso civic leader and founder of the first cigar factory in the Southwest, while Olga is famous as a women’s rights activist of her time and is credited with founding the first kindergarten in Texas.<\/p>\n

She’s also the person Kohlberg Elementary <\/a>was named after.<\/p>\n

\"Ernst<\/p>\n

Ernst and Olga Kohlberg.<\/p>\n

Famed architect\u00a0Henry\u00a0Trost<\/a>\u00a0designed the grand home in the Sunset Heights Historic District in the architectural style of Mediterranean Revival. The roofing tile, exterior finish, exterior doors and windows, and cement plaster finish are original to the more than 5,030 square-foot house.\u00a0The landscaping and first-floor interior rooms have been restored to their 1910 condition.<\/p>\n

“The home blends historic character with comfortable livability, featuring gracious formal and informal spaces, abundant natural light, and exceptional craftsmanship throughout,” the listing for the home <\/a>reads. “Very few properties offer this level of architectural pedigree, history, and presence.”<\/p>\n

Here’s a closer look at 525 Corto Way:<\/p>\n

Own a piece of El Paso history: $1.2M Kohlberg mansion for sale<\/p>\n

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The iconic Kohlberg mansion, celebrated for its craftmanship and incredible Downtown El Paso and\u00a0Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez views, is on the market for $1.2 million.<\/p>\n

Natassia Paloma may be reached at\u00a0npaloma@gannett.com<\/a>, @NatassiaPaloma on x; natassia_paloma on Instagram, and Natassia Paloma Thompson on Facebook.<\/p>\n

More: 110 years since ‘Pancho’ Villa\u2019s attack on Columbus, New Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Kohlberg mansion listed at $1.2M in El Paso historic neighborhood<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A historic El Paso landmark that once housed a prominent local couple and the Mexican Consulate is ready…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[65701,8443,138,140,139,41815,79618,79616,79617],"class_list":["post-201957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-ciudad-juarez","tag-downtown-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-kohlberg","tag-mexican-consulate","tag-olga-kohlberg","tag-stately-residence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}