Doors Open Denver 2013 ~ Denver: The City

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Doors Open Denver 2013 ~ Denver: The City Beautiful–Then and Now
The 9th Annual Doors Open Denver takes place Saturday, April
13 and Sunday, April 14. Attendees will have free access to 66 of Denver’s most prominent architectural gems and lesser-known treasures. The theme of this year’s Doors Open
Denver is City Beautiful- Then & Now.
The City Beautiful Movement grew out of the 1893 Chicago’s World Columbian
Exposition. By the late nineteenth century, America’s rapid industrialization, burgeoning
urban population, and increasingly chaotic development led people to seek solutions for
problems viewed as arising from city life, including alienation, poverty, disease, overcrowding, political corruption, and crime. Many reformers aspired to improve the quality
of life in American cities through civic projects and quality design that could uplift the
human spirit. The City Beautiful movement, derived from the Beaux-Arts tradition of
Paris, included symmetry and balance; dignity and uniformity; simplicity and order; and
harmonious building materials, with stone considered a “noble” material.
In the 19th century this led to investment in civic spaces and public parks, and Mayor
Robert Speer made City Beautiful thinking a priority during his tenure, implementing a
master plan with three phases, the development of Civic Center, the city’s extensive Parks
& Parkways system as settings for schools, libraries and residences and the acquisition
and opening of a Mountain Parks system. The private sector took inspiration from City
Beautiful as well, investing in elegant buildings downtown, community centers in our
neighborhoods and grand homes and comfortable cottages of quality design throughout
our city. While most dominant between 1900 and 1941, the legacy of the City Beautiful
Movement lives on in Denver.
Civic Center
The heart of our City Beautiful is Civic Center, Denver’s first National Historic
Landmark. Civic Center is an exceptional example of an American civic center, reflecting
what has been described as a successful merging of the formality and rational order of
the Beaux-Arts tradition with the democratic ideals and regional splendor of the nation’s
interior landscape and heritage.
Some of the nation’s most distinguished early twentieth-century architects, landscape
architects, and artists contributed to Civic Center’s design. Individual buildings and
structures within the district reflect the inspiration of Elijah E. Myers, renowned for his
design of state capitols; Albert Randolph Ross, noted for his design of Carnegie libraries
nationwide; and respected Denver architects and architectural firms, including Frank E.
Edbrooke, Fisher and Fisher, Marean and Norton, William N. Bowman, and the Allied
Architects Association. City landscape architects, Reinhard Schuetze and Saco De Boer,
influenced site layout and plantings. Nationally recognized artists of the period produced
works of art blending classical forms with popular regional themes; these individuals
included muralist Allen Tupper True and sculptors Frederick MacMonnies, Alexander
Phimister Proctor, Preston Powers, and Robert Garrison.
The Civic Center National Historic Landmark includes the Colorado State Capitol, the
Denver City and County Building, the original Denver Public Library (McNichols Building),
the Colorado State Museum, the Colorado State Office Building, the Greek Theater and
Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, Voorhies Memorial Gateway, and monuments and sculptures such as the “Pioneer Monument” and the “Broncho Buster.”
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In This Issue:
Page 1
Doors Open Denver
Page 2
From the Director
Page 3
Guest Author
Page 4 and 5
Preservation Briefs
Page 6
One Past 5
Page 8
Molly Brown House Museum
Page 9
Doors Open Denver - cont.
Page 10
Baker Home Tour
Notable Homes for Sale
Page 11
Supporters
Page 12
Calendar of Events
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Historic Denver Inc.
As spring arrives I always become
more aware of our city’s beauty, especially
as I drive past our parks and parkways,
but how often do we think about the
ambition and intention required to design
that system? Historic Denver will explore
this question during an exciting calendar
of events celebrating our City Beautiful.
First up is Doors Open Denver on
April 13 and 14. Historic Denver has
been a partner organization for Doors
Open Denver since its inception nine
years ago, but this year we’ve stepped
up our involvement by serving as cochair of the Steering Committee and as a
presenting sponsor. Historic Denver staff
has spent countless hours helping to identify sites, conduct marketing, coordinate
expert tours, identify ways to support
the event financially and plan related
events throughout the week. Historic
Denver’s board elected to take on this
increased role because we believe Doors
Open Denver is a tremendous opportunity to engage the public at large with the
buildings – and landscapes— that make
our city great. This year’s theme, City
Beautiful Then & Now, is a tribute to
the civic leaders, planners, architects and
landscape architects who created a framework for our city that has bolstered our
urban core, connected our neighborhoods
and inspired quality design.
The decision to use the City Beautiful
theme in 2013 was also inspired by a
great honor for the city, the designation
of Civic Center as Denver’s first National
Historic Landmark in October 2012.
National Historic Landmark (NHL) status is the highest honor a historic site can
earn, and as an NHL Civic Center joins
an elite list of sites that includes Mount
Vernon, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin
West and Faneuil Hall.
Civic Center earned this high honor
for its association with the City Beautiful
Movement. The City Beautiful Movement
grew out of the 1893 Chicago’s World
Fair. While most dominant between 1900
and 1941, the legacy of the City Beautiful
Movement lives on in our city’s planning
philosophy and in new design- the new
Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse and Ralph
L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center are
great examples of new structures adhering
to the now-century old philosophy.
The City Beautiful vision “revealed
to the people the possibility of social
beauty, utility and harmony of which
they had not been able to dream.” In
the 19th century this led to investment
in civic spaces and public parks. Mayor
Robert Speer’s master plan had three
phases, the development of Civic Center,
the city’s extensive Parks & Parkways
system as settings for schools, libraries
and residences and the Mountain Parks.
Each of these three elements will be
on display during Doors Open Denver,
with park and parkway tours designed
by the American Society of Landscape
Architects and local volunteers, expert
tours of pieces of the Mountain Parks
system, and open doors at several local
schools and libraries, including the four
directional high schools, keystones in the
City Beautiful master plan.
To kick-off Doors Open Denver and
celebrate our City Beautiful, Historic
Denver has planned two activities on
Wednesday, April 10. First, at 11:00 a.m.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar,
Mayor Michael Hancock and State
Historic Preservation Officer Ed Nichols
will unveil the plaques officially marking Civic Center a National Historic
Landmark. This event will be held in
the Greek Theater, with the Denver
Municipal Band on hand, and refreshments to follow. Later that day, at 5:01
pm, Historic Denver will host another of
our popular One Past 5 Happy Hour programs at the newly reopened McNichols
Building. Special tours of the building by
the contractor and architect responsible
for its renovation will be offered, and
a variety of activities will highlight the
value of preservation in our city’s evolution. Tickets to this event are on sale at
www.historicdenver.org, and you might
consider purchasing the Doors Open
Denver VIP package, which includes two
tickets to the One Past 5 event and preregistration for two people to two different Doors Open Denver Expert Tours of
your choice.
Each of these activities are part of
Historic Denver’s year-long exploration
of the City Beautiful impact on our city,
so stayed tuned for additional events
during the summer of 2013, including
a lecture on the homes designed by the
Architects Small House Service Bureau
and additional opportunities to explore
Denver’s Mountain Parks. Additionally,
Denver Arts & Venues, the city agency
responsible for the McNichols Building,
will present City Beautiful 2.0, an exhibit
opening in May.
Today, 100 years after Mayor Speer
began implementing the City Beautiful
plan the Denver community continues to
value quality architecture that contributes to civic space, relates to the natural
environment and improves our quality of
life. We hope you’ll join us this spring to
celebrate our City Beautiful.
Annie Levinsky
Executive Director
1420 Ogden Street
Denver, CO 80218
303.534.5288
www.historicdenver.org
Board of Trustees
Michael Coughlin
Karen Brody
Mark Sheldon
Mira Finé
Chair
Chair-Elect
Vice-Chair
Treasurer
Margy Anderson
Katrina Benes
Anne Wainstein Bond
Paul Books
Mark Davidson
Stephen Ekman
Jim Hatfield
Dennis Humphries
James Kroll
Tom Lorz
Carla McConnell
Casey Miller
Chris Murata
Richard Murray
Robert Musgraves
Larry Nelson
Jackie Noble
Jonathan Pray
Robert Sarlo
Rosemary Stoffel
Kendra Sandoval
Taylor Swallow
Margaret Toal
Elizabeth Walker
William Wenk
Ian Wolfe
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Executive Director Annie Levinsky x1
Outreach Coordinator
Sophie Bieluczyk x5
Director of Preservation Program
John Olson x4
Discover Denver Project Manager
Katherine Cornwell x 6.
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Molly Brown
House Museum
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Denver, CO 80203
303.832.4092
www.mollybrown.org
Director of Operations Andrea Malcomb x15
Director of Education
Darcie Martin x17
Curator of Collections Nicole Roush x12
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Katie Anderson x16
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guest author
historic homes can be energy efficient
by Julie Carlton
Program Administrator, Resource Conservation & Social Marketing
Upgrading a home to be energy efficient can seem like
the right idea, but for many, knowing where to start or
what to do can cause headache or frustration. If you have
a historic home, energy efficiency upgrades might seem
even more complex, but fortunately the Denver Energy
Challenge makes the process of upgrading a home as easy
as possible, regardless of age or designation. The Denver
Energy Challenge is a free energy advisor program for residents and businesses located within the City and County
of Denver to help cut energy waste, reduce utility costs and
improve indoor comfort. In order to make energy upgrades possible the Denver Energy
Challenge also saves homeowners time so they don’t have to navigate the process alone.
The program began with grant funds from the U.S. Department of Energy and is administered by the City and County of Denver’s Department of Environmental Health. To date,
the program has over 6,150 homes and 1,230 businesses participating and saving energy.
By participating, not only do you receive an energy advisor at no cost, the program also
staffs a historic preservation reviewer to track and review all upgrades to historic properties
while ensuring the longevity of the property and comfort of the owner. The Denver Energy
Challenge supports best preservation practices which follow the National Park Service’s recommendations for improving energy efficiency in historic buildings and follow guidelines
from the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. “The
standards are in place, not to prevent energy upgrades or scare the homeowner away, but
to make sure they are done appropriately. Historic homes are delicate and come with a different set of circumstances which require best preservation practices,” said Brittany Bryant,
Historic Preservation Reviewer with the Denver Energy Challenge.
When making energy upgrades through the Denver Energy Challenge, historic homeowners can expect a review of their project scope. The process for review is seamless
because of the historic preservation reviewer and energy advisor relationship. Common
misconceptions when addressing inefficiencies can often lead to homes remaining inef-
ficient. “Historic homes can be vastly more efficient without comprising the historic/
craftsman aesthetic that drew the owner to the home in the first place. Certain upgrades,
like furnaces (if they have an original furnace or boiler) could dramatically decrease utility costs with virtually no impact on the home,” said Energy Advisor Matt Mines. While
attic insulation and air sealing have shown most common in the program, other types
of projects include rehabilitating and retrofitting windows to be more efficient (rather
than replacing them) along with crawlspace encapsulation and mechanical upgrades.
“Most historic homes have hidden air leaks, which can contribute to high energy bills.
So, an energy audit with thermal imaging can be a great way to investigate what can’t be
accessed or seen,” said Energy Advisor Jenny Nelson.
One common, and cost effective, energy upgrade is insulation. There are best practices for insulation in historic homes as opposed to a newer home. “When you insulate
an older home you want to use fiberglass or a “borate” only cellulose insulation so that
it will not negatively react with the building fabric and allow the home to continue to
breath. Additionally, it is easier to insulate wood frame as opposed to masonry, due to
the nature of the material. Once insulation is added to a masonry wall it will change the
drying cycle of that masonry wall and require more monitoring than a wood frame structure,” said Brittany Bryant. Advisors through the Denver Energy Challenge program are
experts in their field and can help historic homeowners determine what type of projects
make the most sense and what rebates and/or financing is available.
In August of 2012 the Denver Energy Challenge (with Boulder County) launched
low-cost energy loans through Elevations Credit Union. These loans are available for
small or large projects and can even be used to finance solar energy projects. One main
barrier for historic, or non-historic homes, is financing and the energy loans offered
through the program are a sustainable way to ensure that residents and businesses can
make upgrades for years to come.
When making energy upgrades it is important to have qualified contractors doing the
work. While the program offers a list of qualified contractors, Historic Denver, Inc. also
offers a list of contractors who specialize in historic homes. This list is available to members of Historic Denver, Inc. by calling John Olson, Director of Preservation Programs at
303-534-5288 ext. 4.
The list is always changing, but it is sorted by disciplines, such as masons, wood
workers, and window restorers. When done correctly, virtually any energy upgrade can
be made in an older home.
Energy upgrades, as implemented through the Denver Energy Challenge, have shown
significant energy savings and reduction in energy bills, however these aren’t the only contributors to high energy use. Occupant behavior (how you use energy) plays a major part
in how a historic home performs. When thinking about energy efficiency it’s important
to remember that the differences in a home (age, size, people) all play a part in how one
determines what efficiency measures make the most sense. Power strips for appliances
that remain on 24/7, along with motion sensors for lighting, are do-it-yourself measures
that can add up if they continue to draw power. Some historic homes have fantastic natural light. When thinking about your home, be aware of passive solar heating and cooling
and utilize your windows and awnings depending on when portions of your home get hit
with sun. Closing blinds during hot summer days, or opening them on cold sunny days
can reduce the length of time your heating or cooling system needs to stay on.
Advisors through the Denver Energy Challenge can be reached by calling 720.865.5520,
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., in English and Spanish. You can
also sign up online and an advisor will contact you. For more information visit: www.
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Preservation
Briefs
A Happy Ending for the Margaret Long House
by Annie Levinsky, executive director
In 2009 Park Hill residents notified Historic Denver about their concerns for the
future of the striking home at 2070 Colorado Boulevard. At the time the home was on
the market after a foreclosure, and had suffered several decades of neglect. However, its
architectural character was obvious, and as Historic Denver researched the home’s history
a great Colorado story came to light–one that is now slated to join Denver’s prestigious list
of individually designated landmarks in April 2013.
The home, situated across Colorado Boulevard from the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, was originally owned and constructed by Dr. Margaret Long. Dr. Long was born
in 1873 in Boston to Mary Woodward Glover and John Davis Long, who served as the
Governor of Massachusetts from 1880 to 1883. In 1897, President McKinley appointed
Long to serve as Secretary of the Navy and he held that position until 1902. His undersecretary was Theodore Roosevelt. With his performance in the Spanish-American War, Long
was a leading candidate to become McKinley’s vice-presidential running mate in 1900,
but Roosevelt was chosen instead. After McKinley’s assassination in 1901 and Roosevelt’s
subsequent inauguration, Long left the cabinet. He spent his last years in Hingham,
Massachusetts and died in 1915.
During the years her father served as Secretary of the Navy, Dr. Long enrolled at Smith
College and graduated in 1895. While at Smith she met and became friends with Florence
Sabin and Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, classmates who would also later distinguish themselves as pioneer researchers in medicine and public health. Long roomed with Reed and
the two joined a “tongue in cheek” social club known as the Anti-Matrimonial Alliance,
although Reed later married. Long did not.
All three women ultimately made their way to Johns Hopkins Medical School,
although not in the same year, with Reed and Sabin graduating first and Long spending time
in Europe before her 1903 graduation. During this era, in 1898, Reed and Long became the
first women to work for a U.S. Naval Hospital, a job likely facilitated by Long’s father. The
two treated those injured during the Spanish/American War at the Brooklyn Naval Yard.
It was during her time at Johns Hopkins that Long’s sister died of tuberculosis and
she too contracted the disease. Having graduated and been awarded an M.D. in 1903, she
moved to Colorado in 1905 for the salubrious climate. Three years later she constructed her
home at 2070 Colorado Boulevard. Margaret Long’s residence is reflective of the influence
of tuberculosis on Denver’s homes. The inclusion of extensive enclosed and open-air porch
spaces demonstrates Dr. Long’s own belief that the fresh air would improve her condition.
These porches are still evident along the front façade and in the rear of the house.
In Denver, Long truly became active in the fight against tuberculosis. In addition to
her research at Denver County hospital, she helped found the Sands House Sanitarium in
Edgewater, Colorado, a facility that served poor women and girls with tuberculosis. The
building still stands at 5261 West 26th Avenue. Today it is used as a retirement/nursing home.
During her later years Long and Sabin were again connected, as Sabin returned to
Colorado to care for her sister Mary in 1938. While Sabin intended to retire she was called
into service by Colorado governor John Vivian to chair the Subcommittee on Public Health.
Significant legislation was passed and major improvements led to a reduction in the occurrence of tuberculosis. For her role in matters relating to public health Dr. Sabin was memorialized in the United States Capitol with a statue erected by the State of Colorado. While
it is not known whether Long helped her friend in these efforts to improve conditions for
tubercular patients, it is certainly possible as the two were part of a community of bachelor
women in Denver at the time and still close personally.
Soon after Sabin’s return to Colorado Dr. Long did retire from the medical profession
and devoted her time to a deep interest in history and particularly the pioneer trails of the
West. Accompanied by her younger brother, Pierce, she located many of the old trails and
showed their relation to our current highways. She published her findings in a series of
award-winning books, which included: The Shadow of the Arrow (1941), the Smoky Hill
Trail (1953), The Oregon Trail (1954), The Santa Fe Trail (1954), and Automobile Logs
of the Smoky Hill (1943). Dr. Long was awarded the Colorado State Historical Society’s
first citation for distinguished historical service to the State of Colorado for her outstanding
research and scholarly writing on The Enchanted Desert (1942).
Dr. Long died at the age of 83 on August 29, 1957, having lived at 2070 Colorado
Boulevard for forty-nine years. In her estate she left monetary gifts to many organizations
and friends, including $5,000 for the publication of the “letters and journals” of John D.
Long, her father. She also left a significant portion of her estate and her home to her longtime companion Elsie Pratt.
The home constructed by Dr. Long represents the Dutch Colonial Style with which she
likely became familiar during her childhood in Massachusetts. Though the architect of the
house is unknown, Margaret Long, having hailed from Boston, might have already had
an affinity for this particular look as she went through the design process. The home also
reflects elements of Classical Revival style due to the oversized two-story Doric columns
and pilasters dominating the façade.
The key distinguishing Dutch Colonial Revival characteristics present at 2070 Colorado
include the steep gambrel roof, full width porches, oval windows in the gable ends, shed
dormers projecting from the gambrel roof on the third floor, and details such as the rectangular double-hung windows, with multi-pane upper sashes over single pane lower sashes.
Certainly adding to the majestic presence of the house are the many other details present,
such as the frieze decorated with circles above each column in the front, the centered front
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Dr. Margaret Long photographed in front of her house at 2070 Colorado Blvd., 1910 Denver Public Library
entrance with decorative sidelights containing a keystone and round-arch above each lintel,
the light fixtures at the current entrance and the Palladian window with brick keystone
between two round windows on the south elevation.
The Margaret Long house is located on the east side of Colorado Boulevard directly
across Colorado Boulevard from the Museum of Nature and Science and City Park, which
not only provides the residence with clear views of the Rocky Mountains but also makes
the home, with its dramatic façade, an orienting feature of east Denver, recognized by thousands of commuters on Colorado Boulevard as well as those visiting DMNS and City Park.
With this great story in hand during the spring of 2010 Historic Denver contacted the
real estate broker marketing the home, and fortunately a young couple with an interest
in restoration, along with the skills and patience to get it done, purchased in the home
for their young family. Together the owners, Historic Denver, and community volunteers,
began preparing an application for local landmark designation for the property. On March
5, 2013 the Landmark Preservation Commission approved the application and forwarded
it to City Council with a recommendation of approval. City Council is now scheduled to
host a public hearing and vote on the designation on April 8, 2013 at their regular meeting
at the City & County Building. All are encouraged to attend and offer their support for the
designation of this important home.
Historic Denver congratulates the owners of the Margaret Long House for this great
honor, and thanks them for serving as the stewards of one of the most recognized and historically significant homes in east Denver.
St. Elizabeth’s Church and Montgomery Court
By John Olson, Director of Preservation Programs
Historic Denver is excited to report on two interesting projects we are managing as
a part of grants received by the Colorado State Historical Fund for Historic Structure
Assessments (HSA). HSAs are full investigations into the current health and condition of
historic buildings with investigated recommendations for their rehabilitation and maintenance. These HSAs will consist of on-site condition assessments and testing, historic
research and report writing, and development of recommendations for a preservation plan.
Historic Denver will be working with SlaterPaull Architects, a well known local architectural firm with a specialty in historic preservation, on both projects.
St. Elizabeth’s Church is commonly seen by many commuters along Speer Boulevard
and even more closely experienced by the thousands of students who hurry by on
their way to class while traversing the Auraria Campus. Located just south of the
intersection of Arapahoe Street and Speer Boulevard, St. Elizabeth’s Church was
not always a campus property. German Catholic immigrants of Denver petitioned
Bishop Machebeuf in the 1870’s for their own priest and parish and were rewarded with both in 1878. St. Elizabeth’s became Denver’s second parish and served
the neighborhood of Auraria and the rest of southwest Denver, while St. Mary’s
on 15th and Stout served the northeast. A brick church, 30 ft. by 100 ft., was
constructed on the corner of 11th and Curtis Streets and served St. Elizabeth’s
congregation for 20 years.
As the representative church for an ever increasing influx of German
immigrants, St. Elizabeth’s could not hold its growing congregation and,
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thus, constructed its current building beginning in 1896, with its cornerstone laid in 1898.
The $69,000 rhyolite structure, with both Romanesque and Gothic qualities, is 69 feet
by 132 feet with a northern spire that reaches 162 feet high. The church was first consecrated in 1902, but was re-consecrated in 1908 following the horrific murder of Father
Leo Heinrichs by an Italian anarchist during morning mass on February 23 of that same
year. The church joined a two-story brick school built in 1890 and an 1891 rectory already
located on the site.
In 1973, the Auraria Urban Renewal project began demolishing much of the Auraria
neighborhood for the use of campus facilities for the University of Colorado, Metro State,
and the Community College of Denver. A group of preservation minded individuals went
to work and placed St. Elizabeth’s on both the National Register of Historic Places and
Denver Landmark listings. As a result, the exterior remains largely as it was at the time of
its construction, though interior modifications occurred in the late 1960s.
The congregation of St. Elizabeth’s has been a great steward of the building for over
100 years and has regularly undertaken maintenance projects and repairs to protect the historic building and its original materials. The congregation understood it needed assistance,
however, and is undertaking the HSA in order to establish the condition of the building’s
many historic features, both inside and out. The HSA will be used to create a prioritized list
of deficiencies and establish a phased preservation and rehabilitation plan with associated
costs. This will aid the congregation with budgeting for future building needs and will provide them with recommendations to complete the work in compliance with the Secretary of
the Interior’s Standards. Several current areas of concern for the building include exterior
masonry, site and drainage, water infiltration at tower windows, mechanical and electrical
system deficiencies, and code and accessibility issues.
The second HSA project under Historic
Denver management is Montgomery Court
on the northeast corner of 11th Avenue and
Sherman Street, just north of Poet’s Row.
This area of Capitol Hill is well known for
its early 20th century apartment development. Montgomery Court fits this model
well as it was constructed in 1908 with 45
units. It was built by English promoter, J.
J. Hall, in the Renaissance Revival style,
with allusions to the Equitable Building,
downtown.
The apartment building was a new
concept for Denver in the early 1900’s and as the depression began to influence the
economy, more and more individuals moved from single detached houses to apartments.
Montgomery Court was one of five Capitol Hill apartment buildings that first introduced
an inverted U-shape layout to Denver. The purpose of this design is to create a center light
court that in this case faces east 11th Avenue and partitions the south front into two equal
projecting wings of three bays each, thus maximizing the light penetration to each living
space.
Montgomery Court was listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its
architectural significance as one of the first Denver apartment buildings with an all fireproof
construction featuring reinforced concrete slab walls and the U-shape floor plan. It is also
a contributing building in the local Sherman-Grant Historic District.
The Montgomery Court Condominium Association, which oversees the management
of the building for its individually owned condominiums, undertook the HSA project with
a desire to determine the current condition of the building and receive recommendations to
address the critical deficiencies in the building’s materials and systems. As a fully occupied
residential building in an urban neighborhood of Denver, areas of life safety are of the
utmost concern.
Historic Denver has been working with SlaterPaull Architects on St. Elizabeth’s for a
few months and the Montgomery Court project has more recently begun. We are confident
that the explorations made by the architects, with the help of the congregation and home
owners, will assist these diverse properties in their desire to more efficiently care for and
maintain their historic gems. It is through these exhaustive early efforts that our historic
properties of Denver can attain the proper plans for their continued use and smooth function for many years to come.
The most competitive projects will have been completed in the last 12 months. Please
send your nominations for projects, institutions and individuals to Sophie Bieluczyk at
[email protected]. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2013.
Neighborhood Outreach
In an effort to reach more residents in the Mile High City, Historic Denver, Inc. has
started a neighborhood outreach program. Historic Denver staff and/or Trustees have
already presented in six neighborhoods - Berkeley, Cole, Lowry, Park Hill, Platt Park,
and Potter-Highlands – and have an upcoming presentation in West Washington Park.
The presentations begin with an introduction of Historic Denver’s history and programs before getting into the general history of preservation in Denver. Next a history of
the specific neighborhood is presented along with maps, photographs, and any interesting
stories of the neighborhood or people related to the neighborhood. The presenter speaks
about dominant architectural styles in the neighborhood and highlight any existing historic districts or buildings.
Then there is a discussion of preservation realities and myths which details preservation and economic development, property value and designation. The speaker will
discuss city regulations, design review and tax credits.
Finally, the presenter provides the audience with resources offered by Historic
Denver, including Homeowner Education Workshop videos on Historic Preservation
Basics and Tax Credits, Window Restoration and Weatherization, Mortar and Wood
Trim Restoration, and Energy Efficiency for the Older Home. Historic Denver, Inc.
also offers preservation advice, a contractor resource list, advocacy support, Pattern and
Design Idea Books, and the “Owner’s Manual for Historically Designated Homes and
Buildings.”
If you are interested in having Historic Denver speak in your neighborhood, please
contact Sophie Bieluczyk, Outreach Coordinator, at 303-534-5288 ext. 5 or sbieluczyk@
historicdenver.org.
2013 AIA National Convention and
Design Exposition
This year the American Institute of Architects is holding its annual convention in
Denver from June 20 to June 22. The convention’s theme is Building Leaders, and it is the
architecture industry’s largest annual gathering with an expected 20,000 attendees.
Historic Denver, Inc. is taking part in the convention by hosting a seminar about
Discover Denver, its model and pilot areas. Discover Denver is an ambitious and innovative
approach to historic resource survey, conducted by Historic Denver, Inc. in partnership with
the City and County of Denver. Discover Denver’s mission is threefold: identify the places
that matter to Denver’s history (Know It), communicate the value of historic resources
(Love It) and nurture a culture of reinvestment.
Furthermore, our own John Olson, Director of Preservation Programs, will be leading
tours of the “Sleeper House/Sculptured House.” Historic Denver holds an easement on this
house, which is visible from I-70, and was featured in the movie Sleeper.
There will be nearly 200 continuing education seminars—including keynote speakers
General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), former Secretary of State (2001 – 2005); Cameron
Sinclair, co-founder and chief eternal optimist of Architecture for Humanity; and Blake
Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver of TOMS. Additionally, there will be approximately 700 exhibitors.
People who are not members of the design and construction industry may register, for
free, to attend the three keynote sessions at www.aia.org/convention by registering for the
“Expo Pass.” Other public activities include Viewfinders placed along the 16th Street Mall
and an Art-chitecture Walk in the Golden Triangle.
AIA Colorado, the host chapter, is planning a number of activities during the convention including, the Host Chapter Party – Infinite Energy – at the Denver Performing Arts
Complex, 11 Design + Dining events, and more than 40 unique building and site tours.
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Community Preservation Awards
Historic Denver, Inc. is looking for submissions for its annual Community Preservation
Awards. The Community Preservation Awards
are given annually to a handful of projects, institutions and individuals that have made an exceptional contribution to the preservation of Denver’s
heritage. These projects exemplify high quality
restoration, the careful consideration of the city’s
historic fabric and a commitment to community.
The winners of these awards are essential to
Historic Denver’s mission and the organization
takes great pride in recognizing those who assist
us in enhancing Denver’s built environment. The winners will be honored at the 43rd
Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, October 23 at the Brown Palace
Hotel and Spa.
Last year’s winners include Colorado Realty Source for their work on 1225 Logan,
the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the Emerson School, Marczyk Fine
Foods for their new Marczyk’s on Colfax, the City of Denver for the work on the City
and County Building, and Church in the City and Beth Abraham for the work on Beth
haMedresh Hagodol.
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Join Historic Denver, Inc. in the newly renovated
McNichols Building for the city’s best preservation happy hour! Take in the
views through the classic Corinthian columns while enjoying beer, wine and
hors d’oeuvres. Walk among art exhibits in the former Carnegie Library
while helping us kick-off the 9th annual Doors Open Denver weekend.
Spring 2013
VIP Tour of the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Company
Building
On Wednesday, March 13
approximately 40 VIP Supporters
of Historic Denver had the opportunity to tour the highly secure
Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company Building at
931 14th Street. The tour included
the two exquisite lobbies, and the
Board Room, President’s Office
and Vice President’s Office on
the 14th floor. A special highlight
were the 13 Allen Tupper True
murals depicting the “History
of Communication.” The tour
was led by volunteers from the
Telecommunications
History
Group. The Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Company
began as the Colorado Telephone
Company founded in Denver
in 1879 by Frederick C. Vaille
(only three years after Alexander
Graham Bell patented his “mutThe Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
tering machine.”) The Colorado
Building, photographed in 1930.
Telephone Company started in the Tabor
Block with 162 subscribers. In 1911 the company became the Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company which provided service from the Canadian border down to
Mexico and by 1929 they had 85,000 subscribers. The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company was headquartered at 931 14th street until 1984. Today, the building
is home to Century Link offices.
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building was completed
in 1929 and reflects a mix of Art Deco and Gothic Revival styles known as “Modern
American Perpendicular Gothic.” The construction of the building utilized 4,000 tons of
Pueblo steel, 1,800 tons of Denver terra cotta, and 3,000,000 bricks from Denver and
Golden. Colorado travertine lines the walls and South Platte Canyon granite serves as the
exterior base. At 15-stories high it was the city’s tallest office building for two decades
The building was designed by William Norman Bowman (1868-1944). Bowman was
a member of the Allied Architects Association, a former President of Denver A.I.A., and
sat on the State Board of Architectural Examiners. He also designed the Continental Oil
Building, the Colburn Hotel, the Cosmopolitan Hotel, the Norman Apartments, the Park
Hill Methodist Church, the Denver Theater, Byers Junior High School, Cole Junior High
School, El Jebel Shrine and the Clubhouse next to Willis Case Golf Course in Denver.
VIP Supporters are those who donate $100 or more a year. Become a VIP Supporter
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Musgraves and Prusse
Matching Fund
Outgoing Board of Trustees President
Robert Musgraves made an extraordinary
announcement at Historic Denver’s 42nd
Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony on
October 30, 2012. Bob and his wife Joan
Prusse have created a $100,000 Matching
Fund for Historic Denver, Inc. Any new
or increased gift made to Historic Denver
through October 30, 2013 will be matched
dollar-for-dollar up to a maximum of
$100,000!
Bob served the past three years as Board
President and remains on the Board of
Trustees. Joan was a Trustee of Historic
Denver, Inc. from 1995 to 2001.
Historic Denver is able to accomplish
preservation success only with the financial
support of our community. If you would
like to take advantage of this opportunity to
double the impact of an increased gift to Historic Denver please visit www.historicdenver.
org, send a check to Historic Denver, Inc., or contact Annie Levinsky at 303-534-5288.
Together we can make preservation a priority in Denver and chart a new path for the past.
Thank you to those who have already given. We have raised $78,005 in donations
and pledges as of March 15, 2013. =
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Molly Brown
House museum
A Week in the Life
Wednesday, March 6th
After almost 14 years, the Molly
Brown House is a second home to me, and
Mrs. Brown a challenging yet rewarding
employer. I started here in 1999 in the
Museum Store after managing at several
big-box retail stores. Since that time, I
have earned a degree in Art History and
Women’s Studies, became Director, given
birth to a son, and purchased a 1950s
rancher in Virginia Village – all while
working here full-time. Through the years
I have seen many changes at the museum
as we’ve taken on restoration and rehabilitation projects, expanded our education outreach programming, and launched
an amazing slate of exhibits that really put
Mrs. Brown in the spotlight for her era. We
currently have an amazing staff with skill
sets that allow us to continue to improve
all that we do, and who I rely on daily to
help make the museum a fun and educational experience for our guests.
Lots of school children coming to visit
Molly Brown’s house this week on field
trips. Over 200 third and fourth graders will visit this week, many of whom
have already received an in-class visit
from our Director of Education, Darcie
Martin, or one of our volunteers. By
early May we will host an average of 400
school children a week so it’s time to prepare! Progress continues on the Museum
Assessment Program self-evaluation we
began in January as we conduct internal
assessments, survey our supporters and
attendees, and gain a better sense of the
demographic make-up of our community.
Today’s task list also includes submitting
an ad for the Denver Official Visitor’s
Guide, working with our graphic designer
on our exhibit tickets, and planning for
our SCFD free day next Wednesday. Time
to go, our quarterly Board meeting is this
afternoon, as Secretary I need to prepare
and take minutes as well as report out
as Director of the Molly Brown House
Museum.
Monday, March 4th
Thursday, March 7th
Andrea Malcomb, Molly Brown
House Museum Director
Today the auditors were at the HD
office for our annual audit review. To
assist, I pulled together the needed financial records, contracts, and reports from
the museum to satisfy the review process.
The museum is not open to the public on
Mondays until the summer, so for staff it’s
an important administrative day which
allows us to catch up on e-mails, phone
calls, and to plan our week. Occasionally,
staff assists Nicole Roush, our Curator of
Collections, and her interns with conservation and cleaning efforts in the museum
space on Mondays. Our 2014 Scientific
and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD)
multi-county grant application is due next
week so this week will be dedicated
to pulling together grant required documents, fine-tuning narratives, and including all financial information. My last task
today is to complete an interim report for
the Colorado Tourism Office marketing
matching grant awarded to the museum
in 2012.
Tuesday, March 5th
This morning started with a trip
to the bank followed by the realization
that our new server just installed by our
IT contractor is not running properly
and e-mails aren’t forwarding correctly.
We work together to troubleshoot these
issues. Research and preparation for our
summer exhibit opening in May has been
ongoing for the past few months, and
I have been working on how we can
incorporate footage from the movie musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown starring Debbie Reynolds, into the exhibit
space. This has required many phone
calls, e-mails, letters, and Internet surfing
to navigate the complicated world of film
use rights and copyright law. Today I also
plan on continuing to work on the SCFD
grant. We have a staff meeting scheduled
for this afternoon to touch base on several
projects as well as manage the calendar.
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I met with Annie Levinsky this morning to touch base on a few issues and
strategize on upcoming grant requests.
Back at the museum I met with store staff
to discuss merchandising and work plans.
We have been receiving book titles to correlate with our upcoming event, Meet the
Women in Colorado’s History, as well as
coordinating with the authors who will
sign their books during the event on March
27. Work continues on SCFD and we are
on track to submit it a couple of days
early. Tonight is our Director of Education
Darcie Martin’s Discovering Denver: Brick
by Brick book launch party here at the
museum to celebrate the years of work that
went into Historic Denver publishing a
Denver history resource book for students
and teachers. Great work Darcie!
Friday, March 8th
We’ve been fielding many phone calls
at the museum today what with the snow
in the forecast for tomorrow. Besides our
general tours, we also have a hat workshop tomorrow at which our costume
experts will lead attendees through the
process of making their own extravagant
Victorian hat. I’ll have to take home
the phone lists and be prepared in the
morning! Along with staff I met with a
vendor representative this morning to
purchase our Halloween and Christmas
merchandise for the store. We found a
good selection of items which should sell
well. The toilet in the store has broken
again so another call into the plumber to
get it fixed. The rest of the day I’ll work
on a marketing deadline and continue my
research for the summer exhibit before
heading out to start my weekend
Discovering Denver: Brick by Brick
By Darcie Martin, Director of Education
Historic Denver, Inc. is
proud to announce the publication of a new Denver
history book, Discovering
Denver: Brick by Brick. This
3rd and 4th grade level publication highlights important
buildings in Denver’s history,
and explores artifacts dating
to the period.
Denver is a storied place
- from Native Americans
to the gold rush to modern times, Denver’s history
is explored in Discovering
Denver: Brick by Brick. The
idea for Discovering Denver:
Brick by Brick was first
brought to Historic Denver
Inc. and the Molly Brown
House Museum’s attention
by our local school teachers who identified the need
for a school-aged history on
the city of Denver. Historic
Denver took on the challenge and was granted money from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Peter
Grant Preservation Fund for Colorado and by a Colorado State Historical Fund grant.
The publication is a 52-page book telling Denver’s history using our historic fabric.
Whether you are young or old, Denverite or newcomer, you can enjoy the tale of Denver
with Natty the narrator. Natty shows two children, who are new to Denver, her box full
of treasures. Each treasure deals with a period of Denver’s history. The use of artifacts and
the built environment provide many teachable moments.
Discovering Denver highlights many buildings including:
• The Four Mile House, Denver’s oldest building. Built in 1859, it survived the fire of
1863. Many Denver buildings were burned down in this fire, so Denver declared a
brick ordinance. This required all new buildings to be made of brick or stone. That is
the reason why we have so many preserved brick or stone buildings in Denver today.
• Another building important to the history of Denver is Union Station. In 1875, Denver
had four train stations. This made it hard for travelers to change trains and make their
connections. Union Station was designed in 1881 to serve as the hub for all the train
lines. Thousands of people have gone through Union Station, which will open in 2014
as a new transportation hub containing trains, light rail, and buses.
• The Daniels and Fisher Tower is an iconic building in downtown Denver. The Daniels
and Fisher Department Store was a five story building on 16th Street. In 1911 the
large clock tower was added next to the store. At 330 feet it was the tallest building in
Denver for almost 50 years. The store was torn down in 1971, but citizens fought to
save the tower and it is now one of the most recognizable buildings in Denver.
• The Mile High Center was the first skyscraper in Denver. It was built in 1956 and
designed by I.M. Pei. At 23 stories high, it was the first structure taller than the Daniels
and Fisher Tower. The Center still
stands today, although part of it
has been changed by the structure
next door.
The book also includes a teacher
resource packet with lesson plans,
glossaries, field trip options and
scavenger hunts using local landmarks and artifacts! To learn more
about Denver’s history, please download Discovering Denver: Brick by
Brick today at: www.mollybrown.
org/discoveringdenverbrickbybrickbook. Discovering Denver: Brick by
Brick can also be purchased for
$15.00 by calling 303-832-4092
x17 or visiting the Molly Brown
House Museum Store. Copies are
also available for checkout at all
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reaching the then inaccessible parts of the mountains. Another key part of the Mountain
Parks creation was the purchase of canyon walls, open meadows, and distant peaks to
protect the mountain views.
Those modest yet visionary beginnings created one of the most distinct city-owned
mountain parks systems in the nation. In fact, the system is registered on the National
Register of Historic Places. Today, Denver Mountain Parks encompasses approximately
14,000 acres of mountain and foothills land, which contains 22 developed parks and 24
conservation or wilderness areas. This mountain land sits in Denver, Jefferson, Douglas,
and Clear Creek counties and is managed by the City of Denver.
Today, those who visit the Denver Mountain Parks represent a broad cross section of
people in demographics, where they reside, and how far they travel to enjoy these mountain lands. Visitors to the Mountain Parks are cosmopolitan – a true mix of cultures and
languages. This year, the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Morrison and Red Rocks
Amphitheatre will be open for Doors Open Denver.
Doors Open Denver Sites
Continued from page 1
If you stand in the middle of Civic Center, the City Beautiful is all around you. In a
three block radius in every direction are signs of the City Beautiful movement. Today,
100 years after Mayor Speer began implementing the City Beautiful plan the Denver community continues to value quality architect that contributes to civic space, relates to the
natural environment and improves our quality of life.
City Beautiful “now” sites include the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, the Ralph L.
Carr Colorado Judicial Center, the Denver Public Library Central branch, the César E.
Chávez Memorial Building, the Wellington Webb Municipal Building, the United States
Post Office branch, and the History Colorado Center. Not to mention privately owned
buildings such as the Clyfford Still Museum, the Denver Art Museum, and the Denver
Post Building.
City Beautiful buildings and monuments that represent the “then” include the Denver
Scottish Rite Masonic Center, the First Baptist Church of Denver, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, the Denver Firefighters Museum (formerly Fire House No. 1), the Denver
Mint, the Denver Press Club, and Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, not
to mention Parks and Parkways.
Parks and Parkways System
Denver’s Parks and Parkways, the second element of the City Beautiful vision, began
taking shape as early as the 1870’s. Early city leaders wanted to turn the dry and dusty
prairie of Denver into the green system of interconnected parkways, parks and neighborhoods that it is today. Many sites in and around Denver’s parks - including Cheesman
Park, Washington Park, and City Park - will be open during Doors Open Denver weekend.
The City and County of Denver has over 200 parks, some large and well-known
such as City Park and Washington Park, others less than a block in size and sometimes
overlooked, such as Madame CJ Walker Park and Franco Park. Whether tiny triangles
of grass, embellished with a few trees and shrubs, or large parks continually packed with
runners and concert-goers, Denver’s parks enhance the urban environment. Denver’s
parks were created to allow people to gather and enjoy spaces open to light and air.
Denver has 35 designated parkways and boulevards, stretching over 60 miles. This
Park and Parkways system was the first such system listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Many of these parkways are Local Landmark Districts, including the
28th District in Denver – the City Beautiful Parkways. Other landmark parkways include
Speer Boulevard, Park Avenue, the City Park Esplanade, Clermont Street Parkway,
17th Avenue Parkway, 6th Avenue Parkway, Downing Street Parkway, East 7th Avenue
Parkway, Forest Parkway, Monaco Street Parkway, Montview Parkway, Richtofen
Parkway, South Marion Street Parkway, University Boulevard Parkway, West 46th
Avenue Parkway, and Williams Street Parkway.
Denver’s parks and parkways tie the city together and are of various styles of landscape design. They are the work of great landscape architects and planners such as
Reinhard Schuetze, the city’s first landscape architect, and S.R. DeBoer, Schuetze’s successor and a consultant to the city for four decades.
From the 1986 National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form,
“Denver’s parks and parkways are located throughout the city and have played a central role in the life of the entire city. They are accessible to young and old, rich and poor,
and to all segments of Denver citizenry. They are the site of innumerable useful, beautiful,
and memorable structures, including pavilions, gateways, statuary, fountain, and comfort
stations and they accommodate walkers and joggers, botanists and bird watchers, rugby
fans and concert goers. They form a sylvan backdrop to a dusty boom town and an
amelioration for the pressures incident to urban crowding. And, perhaps most important,
they are the foundation of the historic image of the city and of the quality of life which
Denver citizens have enjoyed for over a hundred years.”
Denver Mountain Parks
The idea of Denver Mountain Parks, the third element of the City Beautiful vision,
was first proposed by John Brisben Walker in September, 1910. His idea was to have
the city build roads in the mountains in order that the wonderful scenery be made accessible to tourists. In 1912 Frederic Law Olmsted, Jr. was hired to evaluate the proposed
Mountain Park area and plan the necessary acquisitions and roads. In 1914 Olmsted submitted his “Mountain Parks Preliminary Plan” that recommended the acquisition of more
than 41,000 acres in the foothills west of Denver. The central part of Olmsted’s plan,
was the construction of roads of easy grades over and around the mountains and into
the valleys, connecting the various scenic points and thereby affording an easy means of
Doors Open Denver will be celebrating every aspect of The City Beautiful- Then and
Now Participating sites that represent the civic investment in the City Beautiful include:
• East, West, North & South High Schools
• Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse
• Denver Central Library
• Montclair Civic Building - Molkerie
• McNichols Building
• Park Hill Branch Library
• Platt Park / Fleming House
• Woodbury Library
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Participating sites that reflect the Parks and Parkways of the City Beautiful include:
Cheesman Park Pavilion & Fountains
City Park Pavilion / Ferril Lake / Electric Fountain
Civic Center Park (Greek Theater, Voorhees Memorial, Broadway Terrace/Esplanade)
Washington Park
Washington Park Boathouse
Washington Park Dos Chappel Bath House
Finally, representing the Mountain Parks of the City Beautiful are the Civilian
Conservation Corps Camp at Morrison and Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Visitor Center
and Trading Post.
Expert Tours
Historic Denver, Inc. is a partner in this year’s Doors Open Denver and we made an
effort to include many City Beautiful sites in the guided Expert Tours. Some highlights
include:
• Architect’s Small House Service Bureau Homes
• Bike Tour: A Slice of Denver’s Historic Parkways
• Civic Center: Denver’s First National Historic Landmark
• Mayor Speer’s Neighborhood
• The Story of Denver’s Historic Parkways System
• Walking Tour of City Park
• Walking Tour of Washington Park
• Tour of City & County Building
• The Sculptures of City Park
One Past 5 Kick-Off Party
Historic Denver is helping Doors Open Denver Kick-Off their big weekend with
one of our popular One Past 5 Happy Hour events. The party will be held at the newly
renovated McNichols Building on April 10, 2013. Attendees can take in the views of
our City Beautiful through the classic Corinthian columns while enjoying an open bar of
beer and wine and tasty hors d’oeuvres. Guests can walk among the art exhibits, including a preview of City Beautiful 2.0 which opens in May. Attendees can take a special
tour of the building and its renovations with either the general contractor, Robert Sarlo
of Interlock Construction Corp., or the architect, Dennis Humphries of Humphries Poli
Architects. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.historicdenver.org or by calling
303-534-5288, ext. 5.
VIP Package
Doors Open Denver is offering over 100 guided expert tours of places and spaces
in Denver. Typically, expert tours can only be reserved by standing in line for hours the
morning of the tour. This year Doors Open Denver is offering a VIP Package in which
purchasers can register for tours in advance and skip the line! The VIP Package is $100
and includes:
• Expert tour registration for two people to two different Expert Tours of your choice
• Two tickets to the One Past 5 Doors Open Denver Kick-Off Event on April 10
• A copy of Denver: the City Beautiful by Tom Noel and Barbara Norgren
Plus purchasers will be helping to keep the doors open by supporting the nonprofit organizations that present Doors Open Denver, including the Denver Architectural
Foundation and partners, such as Historic Denver, AIA and Denver Arts & Venues. To
purchase a VIP package visit www.historicdenver.org.
Doors Open Denver is presented by Arts & Venues, the Denver Architectural
Foundation, and Historic Denver, Inc. The event is sponsored by, the American Institute
of Architects Denver, Downtown Denver Partnership, Denver Health, Davis Partnership,
MA Mortenson, SCFD, PCL Construction, Moye White, Mike’s Camera, Common
Sights, The Denver Post and Colorado Homes & Lifestyles. Additional support is provided by American Society of Landscape Architects, Colorado (ASLA), Brownstein Hyatt
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1904 Kearney Street
Baker Home Tour
Historic Denver, Inc. is pleased to announce a partnership with the Baker Historic
Neighborhood Association’s (BHNA) Home Tour taking place on Saturday, June 1. We
have opted to assist the BHNA Home Tour with house research, publicity, and general
tour support.
According to Holly Northrop, BHNA Board Member, “the BHNA takes pride in the
preservation and conservation of the neighborhood’s unique history. Through this home
tour, we hope to honor that history and the members of the neighborhood that work so
hard to preserve it. Baker is a historical neighborhood that hosts the largest concentration of Queen Anne style homes in the city and though we love our Queen Anne’s, we
want to showcase the diversity of homes that exist in the neighborhood and explore the
transitioning atmosphere of the neighborhood. Bakerites truly love their neighborhood
and want to celebrate it. We hope to inspire more community partnerships and relationships through this tour.”
Baker was designated a Local Historic District in November of 2000, but the neighborhood’s history begins in the early 1800s, when it was referred to as South Side or
South Broadway. The land where the Baker neighborhood is located today was homesteaded by early pioneers, including William and Elizabeth Byers and John L. Dailey, all
instrumental in starting the Rocky Mountain News. After the 1864 Cherry Creek flood,
a wooden plank was built over the creek at what is now Broadway. In 1871, a local
farmer named Thomas Skerritt dragged a log behind his wagon between the bridge and
Hampden Avenue to create a “broad way” into Denver. Thus, the creation of Broadway
and all its commercial development.
Baker’s first subdivisions were platted in 1872 but most development occurred following the annexation of South Side to Denver in 1883. In the late 1800’s Broadway’s
new cable cars, the Circle Railroad system, and real estate promotion drew citizens
to South Side. Two of Denver’s mayors were residents of South Side - Marion D. Van
Horn (1893-95) and Thomas S. McMurray (1895-97). Prominent women from the area
include Sadie Likens (the first Police Matron of Denver), Alice Polk Hill (Colorado’s first
Poet Laureate) and Mary Coyle Chase (writer of the Pulitzer-winning play Harvey).
The neighborhood’s greatest period of construction was 1888 to 1893, the end of the
Victorian era when Queen Anne architecture was at its height of popularity in Denver. As
one of Denver’s first residential areas, Baker is traditionally known for its ethnic diversity. European immigrants from England, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland thrived within
the community during the late 1880s. South Side soon became a beautiful showcase of
middle-class Queen Anne homes, with a sprinkling of other styles found in residences,
churches, stores, theaters, and schools.
The name “Baker” was not applied to the neighborhood until the 1970s when it was
adopted from Baker Junior High School. In 1962, West Junior High School at West 5th
Avenue and Galapago Street was renamed to James Hutchins Baker, a former principal
of East High School and president of the University of Colorado.
According to Holly Northrop, he BHNA is hoping to turn the Home Tour into the
community’s landmark event. “Not only will it help us to highlight all that the Baker
neighborhood has to offer, bringing in more business and community partnerships but it
will allow the association to give more back to the community.” For this tour, the BHNA
is partnering with Fairmont and Lincoln Elementary Schools to help sell tickets for the
event. Each school will receive 50% of the proceeds from the tickets they sell. Other
proceeds may be used to fund a beautification project in the neighborhood, to provide
something for the community as a whole to enjoy. Additional proceeds will be distributed
to a beneficiary in the community, yet to be determined. The association contributes to
a number of community partners already and would like to expand their donations to
include additional partners.
The tour will feature five homes, 127 W. Archer Street, 135 W. 1st Avenue, 290 W.
Ellsworth Street, 59 W. Irvington Place, and 150 W. Byers, #4. Ticket are $10 for residents of Baker Historic District and $15 for non-residents. Tickets may be purchased
online at www.bakerhometour.com or through the students of Fairmont School. If you
have any questions about the tour, or would like to volunteer, please email hometour@
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This house, designed by architect George Louis Bettcher, is currently the only Denver
Landmark house in Park Hill. The home was originally built in 1912 for Brown Palace
Hotel manager Otto Kappler. It is now on the market for public sale the first time since
1972! Its second owner was H. Brown Cannon of Windsor Farm Dairy fame, host of
many prominent Denverites and national figures of the early 20th century including
Amelia Earhart who attended the grand opening of Denver Municipal Airport in 1929,
built on the former London Farm dairy owned by Mr. Cannon.
The living and dining rooms feature boxed-beam ceilings, gorgeous Birch woodwork,
French doors, quartersawn White Oak floors, and one of Denver’s largest beveled-glass
mirrors. The original living room chandelier and four-lantern are crafted from handhammered bronze with art-glass lenses. The dining room chandelier and corner pendants
are original as well, in heavy bronze cast with vintage Louis Comfort Tiffany opalescent
art-glass shades. A quartersawn Oak built-in China cabinet anchors the south wall of
the dining room and a pair of French Doors open off the dining room to the pool patio.
The house contains five bedrooms, four bathrooms, three fireplaces, hardwood floors, an
updated kitchen and breakfast room, a billiard and media room, and a library.
List Price: $1,350,000.00
Contact: Dee Ciancio, Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty
303-893-3200 or [email protected]
100 Gaylord Street
This 1928 Tudor home was designed by Burnham Hoyt, one of Colorado’s foremost mid-20th-century architects. Hoyt was the preferred architect for the wealthy and
designed many homes in Circle Drive, Polo Grounds, Morgan’s Historic District and
Cherry Hills. He also designed the Park Hill Branch Library, the Denver Press Club, the
Denver Public Library’s central branch, and most famously, Red Rocks Amphitheater.
The home at 100 Gaylord sits on over a ½ acre overlooking the Denver Country
Club. Many of the original architectural details have been maintained and preserved
including the leaded glass windows, light fixtures, woodwork, and hardwood floors. The
property even has the original greenhouse and detached playhouse. The home features
seven bedrooms, including a deluxe master suite with a huge walk-in closet with organizers, wet bar, massage room and access to a private balcony. 100 Gaylord Street has six
bathrooms, a three car attached garage, a large formal dining room with high ceilings,
and a recently renovated kitchen with all the modern amenities.
List price: $2,195,000.00
Contact: Jim Rhye, Kentwood City Properties
303-820-2489 or [email protected]
Spring 2013
Thank You
To Historic Denver’s New and
Renewing Supporters
January to Mid-March 2013
William Alexander
Donna Barner
Gordon and Gerri Baron
Richard and Rebecca Benes
Kay Berenbaum
Bridget D. Black
Anne and Brooks Bond
Paul and Lacey Books
Karen Brody and Michael Hughes
Thomas Carlisle
Barbara Chapman
Nathan Church
Edith Conklin and Peter Bulkeley
Jon and Carol Connor
Michael Coughlin
Gail Delaney
Castle Lion Development
Steve Ekman
Ginny and Chuck Ennis
Vivian and Ted Epstein
David and Linda Erickson
Robert and Virginia Fuller
Alan and Sally Gass
James Gehres
Kajsa Gotlin
Hugh Grant and Merle Chambers
Kathleen Gueymard
Linda and Charles Hamlin
Rachel Hansen
Linda Hargrave
Bev Hiller
Nancy and Gary Holt
Barbara Hughes
Ann Jones
Jana Kellyova
Sarah S. Krause
Julian J. Lineham
James Martin
Carla McConnell
Patricia Mead
Chris Murata
Steve Nissen
Dan O’Donnell
Verna Orsatti
Jolyn Palumbo
Steven C. Perkins
Robert Peterson
Deborah Pool
Heather Quiroga
Susan and John Reuterskiold
Mark Rodman
Brenda Sabo
Ruth Schoening
Harry and Ruth Starkey
Arianthe Stettner
Ray Wulf Sylvester
Steve Turner and Steven Kick
Julie C. Van Camp
Carol Warner
Tobi Watson
Kathleen Wells
Joseph and Barbara Wilcox
Dorothy Wilson
Ernest Witucki
Become a Supporter of
Historic Denver
S U P P O R T E R I N F O R M AT I O N
New Supporter
Renewal
Business Supporter
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Please mail this form with payment to:
Historic Denver, Inc., 1420 Ogden St., Suite 202, Denver, CO 80218
or
Call 303-534-5288 ext. 5 with your credit card information.
Historic Denver, Inc. is a 501 c3 and your contribution is tax-deductible.
Proud Sponsor of
Historic Denver
Historic ProPerties deserve an exPert
Holland & Hart is proud
to continue founding
partner Stephen H. Hart’s
commitment to historic
preservation.
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CASEY MILLER
DENVER’S HISTORIC HOME EXPERT
Mark Davidson
Partner, Board Member
303-295-8572
[email protected]
555 17th Street
Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
Successfully Selling Denver’s Historic Homes
Pictured Above: The Richthofen Castle in Montclair, Sold by Casey in 2012.
Casey Miller 720.201.2755
[email protected]
CaseyMillerProperties.com
www.hollandhart.com
Photo Courtesy of the Colorado Historical Society
11
Winter 2012
calendar of
EVENTS
April 6
Tea on the Titanic
1340 Pennsylvania Street
Join us in welcoming Penelope
Carlevato, an Ambassador of Tea.
Carlevato will share her knowledge of tea
etiquette and the traditions of taking tea
during the days of travel on the greatest
ocean liners. She will also be signing her
new book, Tea on the Titanic: 100 Years
Later which includes a brief history of the
Titanic as well as recipes and etiquette for
hosting your own tea.
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., $26 / person.
April 10
National Historic
Landmark Plaque
Unveiling Ceremony
Greek Theater at Civic Center
Join the project partners and the
Denver Municipal Band to celebrate
Denver’s first National Historic
Landmark and the unveiling of the
official NHL plaque. 11:00 am
To purchase tickets to any Historic Denver or Molly Brown House Museum
Events visit: store.historicdenver.org or call 303-534-5288 x5.
$10 / person adults, $8 / person
seniors (65+) and military, $6 / person
children (6-12).
April 13
Á La Carte Titanic Dinner
demonstrations, regional food, cultural
dance, and much more! Events include
Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Sunday, 12 to 5pm
$10 Adults, $8 Seniors and Students, $6
Children 6 to 12, Free for children 5 and
under
Our annual Titanic Dinner is a
great “splash”! Commemorate the
sinking of the Titanic 101 years later
with an extravagant 1st class dining
experience straight from the Á La Carte
restaurant aboard the Titanic. This
unique experience includes seven courses,
wine pairings, costumed stewards,
and a candlelight tour of the home of
Titanic’s heroine. This event includes a
free membership to Historic Denver, our
parent organization.
6:00 p.m., $120 / person.
April 13 and 14
June 1
Baker Home Tour
This Historic Denver-sponsored home
tour will highlight six homes in the Baker
Historic Neighborhood. Come out and
experience the elegant charm of the late
1800s - early 1900s.
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$10/person for residents of Baker, $15/
person for non-residents
One Past 5
McNichols Building
144 W. Colfax Avenue
Join us for a special Doors Open
Denver One Past 5 Happy Hour at the
newly renovated McNichols Building!
Take in the views through the classic
Corinthian columns while enjoying an
open bar of beer and wine, along with
hors d’oeuvres. Walk among art exhibits
in the former Carnegie Library while
helping us kick-off the 9th annual Doors
Open Denver weekend!
5:01 to 7:00 p.m., $30/person
April 12, 13, and 14
Titanic Tours
Specialty themed Titanic tours will
be offered during the 101st anniversary
weekend of the sinking of the Titanic.
12
May 11 and 12
Mother’s Day High Tea
Honor Margaret Brown and all the
great moms, including yours. Show your
appreciation with tea at Molly Brown’s
house and include a little shopping for
her in the Museum Store. Gift certificates
are available!
May 11, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm,
May 12, 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm
$25/person
May 18 and 19
Hands On Heritage
Festival
Colorado History Center, 1200 Broadway
In celebration of Archaeology and
Historic Preservation Month the Colorado
History Center is hosting a weekend
of traditional crafts, artisan trades
Molly’s Birthday Jubilee
In celebration of our summer
exhibition, this year’s birthday bash
will be centered on the Wild West! Join
Margaret and her friends with great
Wild West festivities, lawn games, prizes,
light refreshments, and birthday cake! So
please join us for a great boot scootin’
and gun slingin’ time as we celebrate
Molly’s 146th birthday! A great event for
the whole family!
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
$8 for Members, Seniors and Children
$12 for Adults
$24 for Mom & the Kids Pack (1 adult,
2 children)
$34 for Family Ticket Pack (2 adults, 2
children)
August 4
Teddy Bear Cream Tea
The teddy bear’s namesake, Theodore
Roosevelt will tell tales of his famed
adventures during this family friendly
tea. Don’t forget to bring your fuzzy little
friends!
1:00 pm and 3:00 p.m., $20/person
Doors Open Denver
Sixty-six sites will be open for FREE
during the 9th Annual Doors Open
Denver! Attendees will have access
to some of Denver’s most prominent
architectural gems and lesser-known
treasures - all of which help make
our city beautiful. Special this year is
an emphasis on the design, landscape
architecture and art of our nationally
recognized parks & parkway systems,
born out of the City Beautiful vision.
Details at www.doorsopendenver.org.
July 21
June 9
Margaret vs. Molly
Cream Tea
Do you know the difference between
Margaret Brown and Molly Brown? Join
us for this unique opportunity to see
Margaret and Molly battle it out in the
ultimate showdown of fact vs. fiction!
1:00 pm and 3:00 p.m., $25/person
June 20 - 22
2013 AIA National
Convention and Design
Exposition
Colorado Convention Center
The convention features nearly 200
continuing education seminars - including
keynote speakers General Colin L.
Powell, USA (Ret.), former Secretary of
State (2001 – 2005); Cameron Sinclair,
co-founder and chief eternal optimist of
Architecture for Humanity; and Blake
Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver
of TOMS.

Doors Open Denver 2013 ~ Denver: The City

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