Built around 1885, the Stone Warehouse is an early example of a stone masonry commercial structure in Santa Fe. The Barrio de Guadalupe, south of the Santa Fe River, accommodated the common soldiers and their families. The Tapia family, who owned the property on which the warehouse stands, included soldiers in the presidio of Santa Fe during the Mexican period. The family sold a portion of their property to merchant Frederick Schnepple in 1880, and he constructed the warehouse. The Stone Warehouse is so called because it is made of simple, undressed blocks of stone. Later faced in ashlar sandstone and red brick, the building continued to house a variety of businesses over the years.
From Old Santa Fe Today, 5th edition by Audra Bellmore with photographs by Simone Frances.