Discovering Denver`s Embedded Streetcar Districts

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Photo: Western History and Genealogy Department of Denver Public Library
Discovering Denver’s Embedded Streetcar Districts
Beth Glandon, guest author
This summer, all eyes are on the newly restored Denver Union Station, opening with much
well-deserved fanfare in late July. Union Station is touted as Denver’s epicenter of transportation,
with buses, trains and light rail all departing for points in and beyond the city. Yet even as the
city celebrates the grand re-opening of this historic train station, Discover Denver, Historic
Denver’s city-wide historic survey, is investigating another mode of transportation — the venerable
streetcar. Denver’s streetcar system once spanned the width and breadth of Denver — and beyond
— and had such an impact on Denver’s built environment that we still can see evidence of this
system throughout the city today. Tucked into nearly every Denver neighborhood are embedded
commercial districts, which function as hubs of local, independent business activity. These blocks
are defining features of Denver’s first “suburbs,” and these pedestrian-scaled centers served the
needs of nearby residents. Yet few residents today know the origins behind these intersections
of retail space. These shopping centers emerged as key stops on the robust streetcar network
that allowed Denverites car-free, predictable transportation options between 1871 and 1950. As
part of Discover Denver’s city-wide survey, two embedded commercial districts in the Cole and
Globeville neighborhoods have been chosen as the final neighborhoods in the pilot phase of this
ambitious project—shedding light on the fantastic array of small, locally owned businesses that
were sustained by the street car system throughout Denver.
For nearly 80 years, Denver streetcars transported passengers throughout the city for
work, play, and errands. Despite the end of streetcar service in 1950, evidence of the city’s
once extensive street railway system remains for those who know where to look. For example,
there are many former street railway company buildings that have found new life in the
automobile era. Perhaps most familiar to locals, the Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)
Denver flagship store at 15th and Platte streets started out as a power plant built in 1901 for
the Denver Tramway Company. At 18th and Lawrence streets, a building constructed in 1889
by the Denver City Cable Railway Company is now the home of The Old Spaghetti Factory
restaurant. And a few blocks south, at 14th and Lawrence, the building now housing the Hotel
Teatro was built by Denver Tramway in 1911 as its company headquarters.
Large buildings are not the only surviving remnants of the streetcar era. After the street
railway system in Denver ceased operation, miles of streetcar track were simply paved over
to make way for automobiles. Occasionally, rails still pop up through the asphalt after a long
winter. Other telltale signs of former streetcar routes are unusually wide residential streets
with sweeping corners. The extra width on these streets can now accommodate bike lanes and
on-street parking. But perhaps the most widespread reminders of the street railway system are
the commercial districts that developed along the streetcar routes and still thrive today.
Denver’s streetcar system began just twelve years after the founding of the city and
physically shaped Denver as we know it today. The Denver Horse Railroad Company began
operation of the city’s first streetcar line in 1871 with “horsecars,” – cars guided by fixed
rails and pulled by horses (or, often mules), transporting riders along the route. Within just a
few months, the Denver Horse Railroad Company was renamed the Denver Street Railway
Company. Historians Tom Noel and Stephen Leonard speculate in their book, Denver: Mining
Camp to Metropolis, that the name change was because “the word mule did not lend itself to
corporate titles.” This first streetcar line ran through today’s downtown, north along Larimer
Street between 6th and 16th streets, east on 16th Street to Champa Street, and north on
Champa to 27th Street.
While the 1870s saw just a few miles of track laid in the city by the Denver Street Railway
Company, in the following decade the streetcar system grew dramatically. The 1880s saw
fifteen new streetcar companies begin operation, with track furiously being laid to the outskirts
of the existing city and beyond. Downtown businessmen, upset that existing streetcar routes
had bypassed their 15th Street shops, took matters into their own hands and founded the
Denver Electric & Cable Railway Company. A group of real estate developers incorporated
the Colfax Avenue Railway Company, building a streetcar line eastward along Colfax all the
way to Quebec Street in order to lure prospects to Montclair, their pastoral suburb on the edge
of town. Developer-run streetcar lines also brought prospective buyers to other remote Denver
suburbs such as Berkeley and Park Hill. These lines were instrumental in stretching Denver’s
city limits.
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In May the National Trust for Historic
Preservation, through its program the
Preservation Green Lab, published a new
study titled Older, Smaller, Better. The
study’s central question was whether Jane
Jacob’s assertion in The Death and Life
of Great American Cities was quantifiable
and relevant in the 21st century. As
many of you know, Jacob’s hypothesis
was that older neighborhoods, filled with
an eclectic mix of structures of varying
sizes, were more dynamic than larger, new
developments built on the newer, bigger,
better mentality that dominated urban
renewal strategies of the 1960s.
In Denver we have anecdotal
evidence that Jacbos was right. The
preservation of Lower Downtown Denver
spurred revitalization across the Central
Business District, and our most popular
neighborhoods are those anchored by both
historic residences and historic commercial
districts, from Old South Pearl to 32nd
& Lowell or 15th in “LoHi.” But this
study now quantifies the phenomenon that
economic growth and sustainability take
root in historic areas, and that these areas
contribute to the overall health of the city.
In order to quantify this perceived
reality, the study involved data from three
cities with strong real estate markets,
Seattle, San Francisco and Washington D.C.
The study included not only designated
historic structures but all existing buildings
in neighborhood grids divided into
200-meter-by-200 meter (approximately
one to two square blocks) sections.
Within each study area the research team
documented the “age, diversity of age,
and size of buildings and statistically
assessed the relationships between these
characteristics and 40 economic, social,
cultural and environmental performance
metrics.” The central finding confirmed
what we’ve seen in Denver and what
Jacobs postulated more than 50 years ago,
“established neighborhoods with a mix
of older, smaller buildings perform
better than districts with larger, newer
structures when tested against a range
of economic, social and environmental
outcome measures.”
Other key findings, supported by the data,
include:
• Older, mixed-use neighborhoods are
more walkable
• Young people love old buildings
• Older business districts provide
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affordable and flexible space for
entrepreneurs
•T
he creative economy thrives in older,
mixed-use neighborhoods
•O
lder, smaller buildings provide space
for a strong local economy
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lder commercial and mixed-use
districts contain hidden density
Perhaps most compelling is the clear
evidence that smaller-scale, historic business
and mixed-use districts are economic
engines that propel cities forward. As a
movement often criticized for trying to
freeze the city in time or slow growth, this
data demonstrates what Historic Denver
has believed since our founding in 1970that investment in our historic resources
is an economic development tool and will
actually build a better, stronger and more
sustainable city for the future. It is no
coincidence that a city with 52 historic
districts and 334 individual landmarks
is also a resilient city with a strong local
economy that now attracts more people
ages 18 to 35 than any other city in the
country.
While Denver has successfully leveraged
many of our historic enclaves, many of our
smaller scale commercial districts remain at
risk. Older, Smaller, Better outlines some
lessons we in Denver can use to ensure
we do not lose these valuable assets. We
must recognize the efficiencies of older
buildings and blocks. Older buildings
often mix daytime and nighttime uses, use
common entrances and shared services, and
creatively use small spaces. Additionally,
we need to be more cognizant of fitting the
new and old together at a human scale. The
study does not decry new construction, as a
mix of ages of building stock in mixed-used
districts was an asset in the study areas,
but to be successful, new infill projects
should be compatible in size to existing
fabric. The study also recommends that
cities embrace the streetcar legacy as part of
efforts to re-establish transit corridors and
foster mixed-use development, and make it
easier to reuse older buildings by removing
zoning and building code barriers.
The study is already enhancing Historic
Denver’s work in a variety of ways.
Perhaps most importantly, in this issue you
will read about our pilot survey efforts
to document buildings in two streetcar
commercial districts, Cole and Globeville.
Through our work, and the data presented
in the study, we can affirm the importance
of these historic transit stops and help
strengthen community identity and
economic viability. The study’s findings
also apply to our on-going conversations
with the owners of the recently designated
Beth Eden Church at 32nd and Lowell,
where a project that incorporates the old
and new can further enhance the success of
an established commercial district. Finally,
as we continue to explore the future of
the historic Emily Griffith Opportunity
School site at 12th & Welton we are
bolstered in our assertion that retaining
meaningful buildings on the site will make
for a stronger redevelopment that attracts
activity to a currently underutilized section
of downtown.
The Older, Smaller, Better study also
reinforces a decision made by the Board
of Trustees late last spring to update
our mission statement, which now
reads “Historic Denver is committed to
enhancing the city’s unique identity through
education, activism, and stewardship on
behalf of local heritage and historic places.
By exploring the dynamic between past and
present, we shape a strong community for
the future and inspire engaged citizens.”
We hope you agree and thank you for your
continued passion for the “older, smaller,
better” places in Denver.
Annie Levinsky
Executive Director
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Denver, CO 80218
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During the early 1890s, the streetcar system stretched even further in every direction.
Track for new routes was also laid in the central city, reaching areas not earlier served. But
when the Silver Panic hit in 1893, track development halted. The final years of the nineteenth
century saw consolidation of the street railway industry as weaker streetcar companies were
reorganized or purchased by their more solvent competitors. Some expansion occurred after the
turn of the century, but never at the torrid pace of the 1880s and early 1890s.
Fierce competition and a weak economy took their toll, and through attrition and multiple
mergers, the Denver City Tramway Company was left standing by 1910 as the sole streetcar
operator. Beginning in the late 1920s, buses began replacing streetcars along many routes. The
shift to buses and “trolley coaches,” buses running on overhead electric power, accelerated
through 1950 when streetcar service was eliminated completely.
At the peak of Denver’s street railway era, streetcar lines ran to nearly anywhere a person
would want to travel within the city. There was a route for those working at the Argo smelter,
another for weekend trips to Elitch’s Zoological Gardens, and even routes that would take
mourners to Riverside, Crown Hill or Fairmount cemeteries. Streetcar lines ran through, or at
least near, most residential neighborhoods. Along these neighborhood routes were commercial
districts made up of retail stores, bars, theaters, and shops providing a variety of services. Long
after the street railway era ended, streetcar commercial districts continued to play an important
role in these residential neighborhoods. Many of the bus routes that replaced the streetcar lines
continued to run along the former streetcar routes, often bearing the same route number.
While Larimer Street may hold the title as the first streetcar commercial district, others
are found in every corner of the city once served by a streetcar. The commercial districts vary
as much as the neighborhoods within Denver do, ranging in size from single corner buildings
containing multiple shop spaces to districts that are many blocks in length and made up of a
dozen buildings. Many Denver neighborhoods have an older commercial district embedded
within them; you can bet that most of these districts lie along an old streetcar route.
Some of the trendiest areas in town, including South Pearl Street in Platte Park, West
32nd Avenue in the Highlands, and Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood, are former
streetcar routes. At major intersections, you can still find restaurants and shops busy day and
night, much like they were when the streetcars passed through. The unique feel of each corner
makes these areas trendy and cool, but it also puts them at great risk from new development
pressure. New zoning code and a move toward larger structures in these commercial districts
can change their character dramatically.
Not all streetcar commercial districts are as hip or well known. Most are hidden within
residential areas and familiar only to those living nearby. A great example of a smaller
streetcar commercial district exists within the Congress Park neighborhood, at 12th Avenue
and Madison Street. A variety of businesses here, including a pizza place, a bike shop, a flower
shop and an ice cream parlor, continue to meet the needs of neighborhood residents. The wide
street and sweeping corners of this intersection, however, are telltale signs that this was a
former streetcar route.
Historic streetcar commercial districts continue to drive redevelopment through Denver.
West 25th Avenue in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, just east of Federal Boulevard, is an
example of a streetcar commercial district that languished for years before being revitalized
in the most recent development boom. Located along one of the original horsecar routes, the
commercial district at West 25th and Eliot once sported multiple retail shops and the Granada
Theater, an early movie house. Less than a decade ago most of these commercial buildings,
including the theater, sat vacant. Within just the past year, this streetcar commercial district has
been rediscovered, with many of these buildings undergoing rehabilitation and the area once
again becoming a thriving neighborhood hub.
There are dozens of other streetcar commercial districts throughout the city, some along
major corridors like Santa Fe Drive, 6th Avenue or Broadway, and many others tucked away
in Denver’s residential neighborhoods. While a large number of streetcar commercial districts
still exist within the city, countless others have been lost as a result of both large and small-scale
development projects, with individual buildings or entire blocks being demolished or altered.
Streetcar commercial districts are a distinct and valuable part of Denver’s history, serving as a
visual reminder of where the city has been and informing us about how it grew.
Discover Denver recently announced the boundaries for the third, and final, Pilot Area of
their city-wide survey, which focuses on Embedded Streetcar Commercial Districts. Sections
of two neighborhoods, Cole and Globeville, were selected because they are good examples
of streetcar-focused neighborhoods, having a high concentration of mixed-use commercial
buildings that were built between 1871 and 1929. The scale and intensity of these commercial
districts match that of the surrounding residential neighborhoods and the capacity of the
transportation network that served the area. Building heights range typically from one to three
stories. Large display windows, set in structures built up to the sidewalk, encourage window
shopping. The districts are walk-able, with discrete development that does not strain the
modest, single-lane streets and narrow sidewalks. Though these places are no longer served by
a streetcar network, the mixed- use legacy continues to offer vibrant spaces for the surrounding
community to gather and socialize. We look forward to surveying these new areas in the
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Devastated France (CARD). CARD was created by Anne Morgan
(daughter of financier J.P. Morgan) and her friend Anne Murray
Dike. The organization helped rebuild devastated areas throughout
the Picardy region of France and helped civilians return to normal
life. CARD was headquartered at the heavily bombed Château de
Blérancourt north of Paris and less than 40 miles from the front lines.
Volunteers drove to isolated villages to provide civilians with food,
clothing, necessary supplies, and first aid. They also helped rebuild
schools, libraries, establish medical facilities, and brought in new
livestock and seeds for planting. The group was small — 350 women
total served during CARD’s time — but the long-term effect they had
on the Picardy region was vast.
CARD continued to operate at Blérancourt until 1924. Anne
Morgan and Anne Murray Dike later turned the chateau into the
Museum of Franco-American Cooperation which is still open today.
It is the only museum dedicated to French-American solidarity and
has a collection of art and documents that highlight this special
relationship. As part of the Molly Brown House Museum’s summer
exhibit “A Call to Arms,” which commemorates World War I and
Margaret Brown’s involvement, the museum is also proud to host
images from the “American women rebuilding France 1917-1924:
A photo exhibition from Anne Morgan’s War.” Anne Morgan
Photograph courtesy of the Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross commissioned photographs to be taken of the devastation in France,
and of CARD’s activities in helping to relieve the suffering of the
region. American newspapers ran full-page images of these photographs, and sets of
prints sold for $3 a dozen. Photos in this exhibit are from the photographic collection
of the Franco-American Museum, Chateau de Blérancourt in Picardy, France and will be
available to view at the Molly Brown House Museum until September 1st.
Margaret Brown had a lifelong love affair with France, and it would seem that
In her final years, accolades and awards came to recognize a life’s work of civic
France, too, had a love affair with Mrs. Brown. It is no surprise, then, that Mrs. Brown
giving
and personal accomplishment. In February of 1932, just months before her death,
spent four years in France as an ambulance driver, nurse, and relief station worker after
Margaret
Tobin Brown received her greatest honor - the French Legion of Honor Chevalier
war broke out in Europe in 1914. One hundred years later, the Molly Brown House
award. The philanthropic work that Mrs. Brown was recognized for in this citation
Museum’s latest exhibit, “A Call to Arms,” explores the role of American women who
includes organizing the Alliance Française in Denver,
volunteered in France during the Great War through
translating the works of Mark Twain into braille and
such organizations as the American Red Cross, the
French, and her work on the front during the war with
Young Women’s Christian Association, and the
the Red Cross and after the war with CARD.
American Committee for the Devastated Regions
As part of commemorations this summer, the
of France. This exhibit also pays tribute to the
Molly
Brown House Museum pays tribute to the
Colorado soldiers whose honorable service helped
committed
American women, through the story of
bring an end to the war, including Mrs. Brown’s son
Mrs.
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who served during The Great War to
Lawrence Brown, as well as all the soldiers who’ve
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Vive la France!
Mrs. Brown and Her Life in France
fashion, and architectural beauty. Having hired
private tutors back home, the Browns were
conversant in French and enjoyed their travels
throughout France. After their return, the local newspapers regularly described the
elegant gowns Margaret brought home from Paris, often setting the season’s fashion
trends for Denver.
Mrs. Brown and her children made regular trips to France, and in 1901 Helen
Brown began attending a Paris convent school – she would then later finish school at the
Sorbonne. Inspired by the salons of Paris society, in 1903 Margaret helped organize the
Denver chapter of Alliance Française, a club dedicated to French culture. She frequently
offered the use of her home for French-language classes and Alliance Française assemblies.
By late summer of 1914, it became apparent that war was escalating as Germany
advanced towards Paris and soldiers dug into the trenches. Margaret was contacted by
the Vanderbilt family to help establish medical relief facilities in France and launch a
motorized ambulance pool stationed on the northern edge of Paris. Mrs. Brown became
one of many American women with the means and the desire to help a country near and
dear to her. As wounded French soldiers, or “blessés” started pouring into the hospitals
a medical support infrastructure became vital to the French military.
A loose coalition of French and American volunteers stationed themselves at the
American Hospital in Paris at Neuilly-sur-Seine. The hospital was converted into a
military hospital with a fleet of 10 Ford Motor chassis ambulances donated by Mrs.
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt, friend of Mrs. Brown. The first motorized ambulances reached
the front in September of 1914. Mrs. Brown herself arrived in Paris to help with this new
American ambulance system, which would become the American Red Cross Ambulance
Corps after the U.S. entered the war in 1917. As a woman who could drive and repair
cars, speak French, act as a nurse, and had the means to travel to France, she was the
perfect volunteer and exemplified a cadre of women who would serve in the war.
Along with Mrs. Brown’s involvement in the Red Cross Ambulance Motor Corps,
she was a supporter of Anne Morgan’s relief organization, the American Committee for
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ANNUAL REPORT
Our Mission
Historic Denver is committed to enhancing the city’s unique identity through education, activism, and stewardship on behalf of local heritage and
historic places. By exploring the dynamic between past and present, we shape a stronger community for the future and inspire engaged citizens.
Dear Supporters,
2013 was a year of both accomplishment and ambition, as we successfully met goals and advocated for historic places while also
planning for the organization’s future. We celebrated the designation of the city’s 333rd individual landmark, the Margaret Long House,
an effort supported by staff and volunteers and enthusiastically supported by the property’s new owners. We initiated a new relationship
with one of our city’s most intact mid-century modern neighborhoods, Krisana Park, and played important roles in conversations about the
Emily Griffith Opportunity School and the National Western Stock Show. As part of advisory committees related to both sites we ensured
that the preservation voice was at the table on your behalf. We also applauded the year-end announcement that a preservation-minded buyer
purchased the Cathedral High School at 18th & Grant, ending two years of uncertainty for the beautiful but underutilized historic property.
In addition to advocacy, we focused on education, which is essential to building a community that values historic places. The Molly
Brown House Museum continues to break records in the number of students served each year, reaching 10,000 young people through
on-site and off-site programming. The Museum also spearheaded the publication of Discovering Denver Brick by Brick, a fourth-grade level
publication with a Teacher Resource Packet that is now available for free to all Denver Public Schools and many Cherry Creek Schools.
Historic Denver also used educational events to reach new audiences. Most significantly, we co-presented Doors Open Denver 2013 with the
Denver Architectural Foundation, celebrating our City Beautiful history and sharing architectural gems with more than 20,000 participants.
Of course our popular One Past 5 program continued, a special guest lecture by author Sarah Susanka was a particular favorite, and our
Real Estate Seminars, offered for the first time in three years, drew more than 90 real estate professionals who are now certified experts in
selling Denver’s historic homes.
The final theme for 2013: the future. The organization dedicated significant staff and board time to building capacity for our next four
decades. The Molly Brown House Museum completed the Museum Assessment Program, a national effort to help museums reflect on their
strengths and weaknesses. The process was illuminating and highlights how the Museum can continue its current success but also build
longevity and sustainability through more outreach. We also conducted a feasibility study to explore how the organization can best expand
our capacity for both capital and programmatic purposes. Consultants interviewed more than 40 community leaders and Historic Denver
supporters and the study’s findings launched us into the early and quiet phase of a $2 million capital and capacity building campaign, which
is now actively underway.
As we move forward into this exciting time we are grateful for the critical support which enables our continued growth. Notable for
2013, we successfully met the $100,000 challenge gift issued by Robert Musgraves and Joan Prusse in late 2012, earning their generous gift
as well as $100,000 from our supporters. Combined with strong operational performance, this gift provided essential momentum as we take
the next steps to strengthen Historic Denver and secure the on-going legacy of Denver’s historic places.
Sincerely,
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Karen Brody
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Steve Turner and Steven Kick
Historic Denver saw a
28% increase
in number of new supporters
in 2013.
$250 to $499
Tom and Isabel Abbott
Sarah and Todd Alijani
Dennis and Barbara Baldwin
Bridget D. Black
Ann Roecker and Tim Cranston
William and Katie Davis
Castle Lion Development
James Fell
Ellen and Fred Fisher
Cornelia and George Gibson
Sandra Glick
Kajsa Gotlin
Debbie Bennett Hagan
Michael Henry
Will and Marcia Johnson
Anna Jones
Peggy Lehmann
Pamela Mahonchak
Jan Mayer
Charlotte Neitzel and Stockton Baker
Thomas Nigro
Tom and Violet Noel
Luke and Nina O’Kelley
Barbara and Robert Pahl
Kirsten Pederson
Perry Peine
Lisa Purdy and Malcolm Murray
Robert Renfro
Manny and Joanne Salzman
George and Julia Secor
David and Barbara Sheldon
Tom and Laurie Simmons
Harry and Vicki Sterling
Taylor Swallow
Deborah Wagner
Kathleen Wells
Nancy Woodward
Cassie Wright
Michael Zoellner
$100 to $249
Tom Ahlborg
William Alexander
Terry Amicone
Gail Anderson
Godden/Sudik Architects
Progressive Urban Management
Associates Inc.
Louis and Pamela Bansbach
Gordon and Gerri Baron
Richard and Rebecca Benes
Patricia Bernard
Judy and Richard Billings
Mary Ann Bledsoe
Tim and Leanna Boers
Edward and Jean Bolle
Kathleen Brooker
Hugh and Lynne Brown
Doris Burd
Erica Byrne
Bar Chadwick and Steve Cassin
Nancy Clanton
Sheila Cleworth
Denver Agency Company
John and Kelli Connor
Jon and Carol Connor
Sally Covington
CRL Associates, Inc.
Chris Crosby
Greg and Sarah Dickey
Joanne Ditmer
Michael Doddridge
EIDOS Architects
Sharon Elfenbein
Ginny and Chuck Ennis
Jennie Epperson
Christopher Erskine
John and Joan Feek
Emma M. Figge
Mira Fine
Mary Jane Fischer
Fritz Fisher
Gary and Maureen Flander
Lawrence and Mary Lee Flower
Karolyn R. Forbes
Irene Ludwig and Gerald Forney
Ford and Ann Frick
Richard Fromm and Deb Armbruster
Alan and Sally Gass
James Gehres
Gregory and Susan Geissler
Ruth Gilfillan
Sue Giovanini
Matt Goebel
Kate Freed and John Goggin
Thomas Gougeon and Donna
Middlebrooks
Gertrude Grant
Kathleen Gueymard
Joseph W. Halpern
Dennis Hamann and Thomas Hawkey
Linda and Charles Hamlin
Deborah and Tom Hart
Jim Hartman
Rudi Hartmann and Kathy Newman
Julie Hock Noble and Joel Noble
Tim and Kris Hoehn
Nancy and Gary Holt
Dennis Huspeni
Sherrill Ice
Lane and Ellen Ittelson
Betty Lynn and Dennis Jackson
Judith James
Douglas Jeavons
Laura Jepsen
R. Edgar and Judy Johnson
E. James Judd
Alice and Terry Kelly
Gene Koelbel
Nick Koncilja
Merrilyn Leuthold
Dianna Litvak
Igor Livits
2013
6Historic Denver Inc.
Masonry and Concrete Works LLC
KC Loevrem
Stephanne MacCarter
James Martin
Martin/Martin
Travis McAfoos
Tom and Lisa McHenry
James McNally
Mark and Ardis Miller
Edward and Linda Moery
Kim Moore
Marilyn Munsterman
Harold and Sarah Nelson
Ryan Neville
Robert and Judi Newman
Ed and Meg Nichols
Steve Nissen
Old Greenwich, Inc
Raymond Ollett
Virginia Olson
Verna Orsatti
Elaine Osborn
Elizabeth O’Sullivan
Thomas P. Owen
Daniel and Susan Paulien
Sally Payne
Steven C. Perkins
Elmer and Noreene Peterson
John and Ann Prosser
Stefania Pruscino
Harrison Purdy
Robert Quillin
Ralph and Ingeborg Ratcliff
Roma and Jerry Rehkow
Kathleen Reilly
Darrin Revious
Representative Lois Court and Patrick
Reynolds
Nancy and Gene Richards
Rebecca Rogers
Molly O. Ross
Carol A. Roszell
Ashley and Drew Rust
Shannel Ryan
Sandra Scherer
Seventh Ave Congregational Church
SlaterPaull Architects
Shawn Snow
Michele Sorensen
South Broadway Christian Church
David Spira
Anita C. Spring
Jim and Barbara Steely
Phillip Sterritt
Arianthe Stettner
Frances Taylor
Kenneth Taylor
Julie C. Van Camp
Jody Villecco
Kim Erickson and Barbara Vossler
Laura Waligorski
Emory C. Walker
Scott Webber
William West
William R. Wilbur
Joseph and Barbara Wilcox
Lester and Marianne Woodward
Donald Zeller
Under $100
Paul Aaker
William Hoebel III and Jessica Abegg
Kelly Ambler and Dale Brown
Darrell Arndt
Kerri Atter
Eugene Baber
Stephen Bain
Donita Banks
Donna Barner
Shirley Barr
Thais Bastron
Susan Bateman-Jordan
Richard and Elizabeth Bauman
Rhonda Beck
Margaret Benedict
C.F. Benoit
Kay Berenbaum
Mary Bergstrom
Ann Bermant
Kate Bermingham
Mary B. Blue
Bonita Bock
Peter and Devon Bowes
Scott and Bonnie Boyer
Pamela Bradley
Sylvia Brown
Marda Buchholz
Julie Bunsness
Kathleen Butler
Patrick Caldwell and Mary Kay Myers
Bradley Cameron
James Cameron
L.A. Canjar
Thomas Carlisle
David Carlock
Reta Carlson
Robert Carper
Frances Carswell
Janie Cella
Barbara Chapman
Nancy Charles-Parker
Robert and Christine Chase
Nathan Church
Genna Cinocco
Dene Clark
Lucy Clark
Nancy L. and Robert Clark
Nathan Clifford
Peg Clover Stipek and Michael Stipek
Paul Cloyd
George Cole
John and Margie Conway
Laura Conway
James and Alisa Moore Copeland
Pamela Cornelisse
Cornwall Association, LTD.
Edwin and Sally Crabtree
Sally Culbertson
Heather Dahms
Rebecca Damiano
Jane Daniels
Robert and Barbara Danos
Jeff Davis
Scott R. Davis
Gail Delaney
Colman and Martha Dell
Jennifer DeVore
Patrick Dolan
Elizabeth Dominick
H. Merle and Audrey V. Dorsett
Elaine D. Douglas
Kirk Drabing
Elizabeth Eaton
Sarah Edgell
Kristian Eichler
Patrick Eidman
Carolyn Elliott
Vivian and Ted Epstein
David and Linda Erickson
Christopher Erskine
Lynne Evans
Phyllis and Kenneth Eveleigh
Martin and Mary Everitt
Carla Finch
Peggy Forberg
David Ford
Josip R. Galetovic
Tish Gance
Lois Anne Gaul
Leanna Gay
Bradley and Angela Gaylord
Ginny Gelbach
Thomas J. Giovale
Corinne Glock
Dave Grady
Friday Green
Darrin and Candy Grommeck
Mark Groshek
Ben Grossman
James Groves
Dan and Anne Hackett
Margie Hahn
Shannon Haltiwanger
Marianne Hamilton
Steve Hamilton
Lyle and Sondra Hansen
Rachel Hansen
Bruce Hanson
Linda Hargrave
Jim and Marty Hartmann
Karen Harvey
Iris A. Hawkins
Bill Heath
Winifred Herbert
Jeremiah Herderich
Ralph Heronema
Ann Heyler
Pat and Verle Hill
Bev Hiller
Sandra Hinkle
Chyrl Hofsetz
Jay B. Homstad
Donna and Larry Hoppe
Barbara Hughes
Margaret Carolyn Hunter
Dr. Roberta Shaklee and Mr. Ed Hurry
Bill Johnson
Ann L. Jones
Leslie Karnauskas and Vincent Busmire
Eric Karnes
Martha Kelce
Jana Kellyova
Rita King
Ken Kirkpatrick
Anne Klenk
Walker Knight
Donna C. Kornfeld
John Krotchko
Matt and Leslie Krupa
Mike and Harriet LaMair
Sally Lammers
Christopher Lane
Brenda Lang
Mary Lanius
Nelson Laux
Bruce Leigh
Burt LeMaster
Beth Leon
Phyllis Lerud
Catherine Leslie
Elaine Levengood
Linda Levin
Marie-Hélène Levine
Julian J. Lineham
Denver Masonry LLC
Ken Long
Teena Luehrsen
Lois Mackay
Jill Mally
Darcie Martin
Christy McCartney
Christopher McGihon
Simone McGinnis
Colleen McKinley
Patricia Mead
Carolyn Medrick
Thomas and Jeanette Millar
Ruth Montague
Dorothea Moore
Sandra Morris
Kimberly S. Morse
Betty Mott
Susan and A. Gilbert Mueller
Deborah Mueller-Hruza
Marilyn Munsterman
Katherine McCormick Murphy
Phil Nash and Bob Janowski
Sandra Nearpass
Curtis Park Neighbors
Loudon and Lavergne Nimmo
Abbie Noriega
Dan and Joyce O’Donnell
H. M. Oeknigk
Elizabeth Orr
Pamala Orr
Barbara Padbury
Glen Palmer
Jolyn Palumbo
Ruth E. Parker
Pat Pascoe
Edna Pelzmann
Nancy Persons
Bruce Peterson
Robert Peterson
Ann Pidgeon
Patricia L. Pike
Dan and Laura Pino
Deborah Pool
Jane Potts
Carol S. Prescott
Bonnie C. Pritchett
Emily Przekwas
Marilyn Quinn
Heather Quiroga
Elaine Reese
Kate Reinhardt
Richard Replin
Raleigh Roofing and Restoration
Susan and John Reuterskiold
Lorinn Rhodes
John Richardson
Glenda Richter
Barbara S. Rigel
Louis and Rosemary Ripp
William Robertson
Renate Robey
Mark Rodgers
Mark Rodman
Geoffrey Roth
Paul and Carol Ann Rothman
James Rothney
Ralph and Debbie Round
Susan Ruml
Dave Ruterbories
Brenda Sabo
Carl E. Sandberg
Rosalee Sarell
Peggy and Donald Schaller
Marshall Schecter
Allison Schiltz
Josefina Schnaith
Ruth Schoening
Paul and Carolyn Schrader
Ira Selkowitz
Jeanne Seydel
William Shanks and Carol Leavenworth
Cynthia Shaw-McLaughlin
Carl Shushan and Sandi Hill
Joseph S. Sinisi
Abby Hoverstock and Peter Smith
James Souby
Tom and Cyndi Sprung
Colin Stark
Harry and Ruth Starkey
Stuart Steers
John and Kristina Stowell
Donald Strauch
Stephen Subber and Chris Huggett
Stephanie and Garrrett Sullivan
Ray Wulf Sylvester
Vincent Szafranko
Mary Ann Tavery
Ruth Telea
Larry and Judy Trompeter
Peggy Ulrich-Nims
Steve and Tina Usick
Carolyn and John Van Sciver
Kelli Varney
Elizabeth Vehko
John Venhoff
Jennifer Wahlers
Jane Wainwright
Carol Warner
Barbara Wasko
Mary Ann Watson and Flint Whitlock
Tobi Watson
Jim Watts
Halie Werge
Sandra White
Steve White
Lyn W. Wickelgren
Ray and Melissa Williams
Ronald O. Williams
Dorothy Wilson
Robert Wilson
Karen Winfield
Jim Winzenburg
Ernest Witucki
Vicki Wolf
Bruce Yaple
Pamela Zeldin
2013 SUPPORTERS
One Past 5
Becky Alfrey
Peter Balcomb
Daniel Barrera
Dana Breese
Karen Brody and Michael Hughes
Michelle Brown
Kelly Carpenter
Maggie Chen
Robert and Georgianna Contiguglia
Scott Crotzer
Kendra Custer
Diana Davis
Lisa DeGraffenried
Kristin DesMarais
David and Linda Erickson
Elizabeth Farrelly
Kathryn Farrow
James Fell
Stephanie Grainger
William Green
Jim Hatfield
Jeremiah Herderich
Brittany Herrera
Thomas and Susan Hilb
Bev Hiller
Heidi Humphreys
Margaret Carolyn Hunter
Marijane Hutchison
Michelle Irons
Janice Jensen
Ann L. Jones
Ken Katuin
Lucinda Kloman
Betty and Warren Kuehner
Shannon Kuhn
Christopher Lane
Dennis Laurita
Steven Lee
Lindy Lent
Marie-Hélène Levine
Natalie Lord
Thomas Lorz
Terry Mahoney
George Mathews
Kaye Mathews
Carla McConnell
Casey Miller
Susin Miller
Kim Moore
Chris Murata
Joseph Murr
Kaydee Smith Myers
Thomas Van Ness
Rachel Neumann
Jackie Noble
Verna Orsatti
Lisa Merritt Richards
Peter Roberts
Tony Ruckel
Alan Scheer
Joseph Schuster
Brian S Shaw and Brenda Morrison
William Skinner
Michael Smith
Shawn Snow
Phillip Sterritt
John Stockwell
Rosemary Stoffel
Vincent Szafranko
Amy Thiessen
Brett Turre
Esther and Scott Varney
Bridget Walsh
Michael and Etta West
Robert Wilson
Dan Wittenstein
Carl Youngblood
Donald Zeller
In 2013,
5,010 students
received one of the museum’s
outreach programs — a record for
outreach!
Musgraves
and Prusse
Challenge Fund
Robert Musgraves and Joan Prusse
announced their extraordinary $100,000
Matching Gift for Historic Denver, Inc.
at Historic Denver’s 42nd Annual Dinner
and Awards Ceremony on October 30,
2012. The following people either
made a specific donation to the fund or
increased their yearly gift amount.
Donna Barner
Robert Baron
Margaret Benedict
Becky and Richard Benes
Paul Books
James and Tabby Briggs
Karen Brody
Carol Burt
Kathleen Butler
Louise Canjar
Nathan Church
Dene Clark
Together,
the community raised
$100,000
to meet the Musgraves/Prusse
challenge by October 2013.
Stockton Contiguglia and Charlotte
Neitzel
Georgi Contiguglia
Jim and Alisa Copeland
Audrey Dorsett
David Emrich
Christopher Erskine
Ruth Falkenberg and Larry Nelson
Bob and Virginia Fuller
William and Carol Leavenworth Galetovic
Peter and Rhondda Grant
Friday Green
Joe Halpern
Linda Hargrave
Deborah Hart
Bill Hoebel and Jessica Abegg Hoebel
Tim and Kris Hoehn
Dennis Humphries
Maxine Johnson
Martha Kelce
Diane Klopfenstein
Donna Komfeld
Sarah Krause
Mike and Harriet LaMair
Bruce Leigh
Burt LeMaster
Annie Levinsky
Reynold and Janet Levinsky
Steph MacCarter
Pam Mahonchak
Carla McConnell
Mark and Ardis Miller
Suzanne Minear
Edward Moery
A. Gilbert Mueller
Chris Murata
Kaydee Myers
Sandra Nearpass
Ed Nichols
Tom and Violet Noel
H.M. Oeknigk
Virginia Olson
Rob and Barb Pahl
Glen Palmer
Ruth Parker
Steven Perkins
Ann Alexander Pritzlaff
Jane Quinette
Glenda Richter
Katie Robb
Mark Rodman
Carol A. Roszeli
Brenda Sabo
Shawn Snow
Anita C. Spring
Colin Stark
Arianthe Stettner
Nancy Stewart
Cyndi Stovall
Ken Taylor
Ruth Telea
Bill Tracy
Steve Turner
Jennifer Wahlers
Mary Ann Watson
Tobi Watson
Mike and Etta West
Lyn Wickelgren
Charlie and Karin Woolley
Historic Denver
Staff
Annie Levinsky, Executive Director
John Olson, Director of Preservation
Programs
Jessica Aurora Ugarte, Director of
Discover Denver
Sophie Bieluczyk, Tour Program
Director and Outreach Coordinator
Becca Dierschow Preservation
Programs Assistant
Sarah Starke, Development Associate
Molly Brown
House Museum
Staff
Andrea Malcomb, Museum Director
Nicole Roush, Curator of Collections
Jamie Melissa Wilms, Director of
Education
Katie Anderson, Volunteer and Event
Coordinator
Meredith Douglas-Moore, Visitor Services
Coordinator
Annual Dinner
Sponsors
Bob Musgraves and Joan Prusse
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Building Restoration Specialties, Inc.
Christy Owen, The Kentwood Company
City and County of Denver
Fuller Sotheby’s/Fred and Nancy Wolfe
Galvanize/Nichols Partnership
Hein and Associates
History Colorado
Holland and Hart
Humphries Poli Architects
Ian Wolfe/Ekman Design Studio
Land Title Guarantee Company
Larimer Associates
Leuthold Commercial
Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Lowe, Fell and Skogg
Milender White/JG Johnson Architects/
Tryba Architects
NAI Shames Makovsky Assured Equity
Otten Johnson Robinson Neff
and Ragonetti
RedPeak Properties
Ruth Falkenberg and Larry Nelson
Sage Hospitality Resources
SlaterPaull Architects
Spectrum General Contractors, Inc.
Sprung Construction/Centennial Bank
St. Charles Town Company
Steele Street Bank
Tres Birds
Vestar Capital Partners
VISIT DENVER
Historic Denver
Board of Trustees
2012-2013
Chair - Michael Coughlin
Coughlin and Company
Chair-Elect - Karen Brody
Vice Chair – Mark Sheldon
Project Development Services, Inc.
Treasurer – Mira Finé
Hein and Associates
Margy Anderson, Community Volunteer
Katrina Benes, Community Volunteer
Anne Bond, Presbytery of Denver
Paul Books, Palisade Partners
Mark Davidson, Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Steve Ekman,Ekman Design Studios
Jim Hatfield, Sage Hospitality
Dennis Humphries, Humphries Poli
Architects
Jim Kroll, Denver Public Library
Tom Lorz, Colorado Department of
Transportation
Carla McConnell, Community Volunteer
Casey Miller, Fuller Sotheby’s
International Realty
Chris MurataPreservation Architect
Richard Murray, Polsinelli Shughart PC
Bob Musgraves, Private Investor
Larry Nelson, 620 Corp
Jackie Noble,Noble Erickson Inc.
David Pfeifer,Anderson, Mason Dale
Architects
Jonathan Pray, Brownstein Hyatt Farber
Schreck
Bob Sarlo, Interlock Construction Corp.
Rosemary Stoffel, Community Volunteer
Kendra Sandoval, Mayor’s Office
Taylor Swallow, Transactional Funding
Peggy Toal, Community Volunteer
Elizabeth Walker, Museum Consultant
Bill Wenk, Wenk Associates
Ian Wolfe, Fuller Sotheby’s International
Realty
In-Kind
Contributions
Anthology Fine Art
Avenue Theater
Barry Rose Design
Bottle and Bottega
Clyfford Still Museum
Comdey Works
Curious Theater Company
Curtis Hotel
Denver Firefighter’s Museum
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Don Brehm
Downslope Distillery
Dozen’s Restaurant
Dueling Pianos Road Show
Edgellworks
Entercom Denver
Gateaux Bakery
Havey Productions
Illegal Pete’s
Janet Kalstrom
Kirkland Museum of Fine and
Decorative Art
Leopold Brothers
Mary Whittman
Phamaly Theater Company
Pints Pub
r + d Wine
Rock Bottom Brewery
Rockmount Ranch Wear
Sarto’s Denver
Second Home Restaurant
Sherman and Howard
Sipping n’ Painting
The Corner Office Restaurant
The Uber Sausage
Tivoli Brewing Company
Molly Brown
House Museum
Volunteers
Linda Akers
Courtney Asher
Danielle Beckman
Sharon Boisvert
Jessica Bolwar
Nancy Brueggeman
Marie Cole
Kristen Ditges
Ruth Domrzalski
Fran Dougherty
Kelly Everitt
Lily Ewing
Aliciah Farago
Barbara Foos
Janet Freed
John Gandarilla
Georgina Garza
Bobbie Genty
Jason Gieck
Ruth Gilfillan
Patty Harding
Mark Hardy
Allison Horsley
Linda Huerta
Paulette Huff
Cheryl Jackson
Sandy James
Dottie Jefferies
Amber Jones
Florence Jones
Janet Kalstrom
Pam Kinard
Phill Kleppen
Diane Klopfenstein
Sheryl Knapp
Myrene Lackey
Kay Lemons
Lala Lichty
Terryl Lofgren
Stephanne MacCarter
Pam Mahonchak
Marilyn Miller
Jeremy Morton
Annie Oppliger
Don Oppliger
Nancy Paddack
Larry Pair
Elizabeth Palms
Beverly Peterson
Fran Schilt
Wanda Schnabel
Dale Scohy
Volunteers gave
4,080 hours
of service to the Molly Brown
House Museum in 2013 — a
10-year high.
Daisy Sedalnick
Susan Short
Carissa Snyder
John Steinle
Mike Theriot
Carol Todeschi
Mary Van Meter
Vicki Walker
Mary Wittman
Faith Young
Realtor
Seminar
The following Real Estate Professionals
have completed Historic Denver’s
“Understanding and Selling Denver’s
Historic Homes and Neighborhoods”
accredited class. The training these
professionals have received from Historic
Denver, Inc. is invaluable in educating
and advising clients about the joys of
owning and maintaining older homes.
Michelle Ackerman
Valerie Agnew
Angelica Apel
Jennifer Apel
Kelly Baca
Stockton Baker
Mick Barnhardt
Amy Berglund
Brandon Beston
Patti Booth
Lisa Botarelli
Kendall Boyd
Trish Bragg
Ethan Bullock
Ellen Bywaters
Kevin Chard
Kate Chrisman
Elizabeth Clayton
Ashley Columbus
Rebecca Damiano
Anne Dessert
Maribeth Dirksen
Elizabeth Dominick
Megan Douglas
Victoria Eppler
Petey Fletcher
Sylvia Fox
Cathy Fox
Georgia Gallagher
Jodi Gallivan
Robert Gerboth
Irene Glazer
John Grant
Brooke Granville
Nancy Griffin
Howard Haenel
Donna Hansen
Terrey Harrod
Susan Henderson
Jane Higgins
Rebecca Hite
Kate Hulings
Julie Hummel
Jean Kane
Randall Kehler
Wayne Keith
Sandra Klatt
Paul Kourkoulis
Edye Londer
Vicki Mahan
Colleen McGrath
Lisa Merritt
Casey Miller
Jana Miller
Michael Newton
Lisa Ohlgen
Rick and Jean Oliphant
Rick Oliphant
Susan Pearce
Bonnie Peterson
Anne Price
Rowland Robinson
Jim Rodriguez
Jeff Salter
Nan Smith
Larry Sondgeroth
Dana Spohr
Cindy Sund
Tom Sund
Jean Sunn
Jennifer Tallmedge
Richard Todd
Lee VanSchaack
Laura Waligorski
Barbara Wampler
Steve White
Sara Wilhelm
Nicole Winsauer
Ian Wolfe
Historic Denver Inc.7
Contributions/Support
$ 401,031.00
Government Contracts
$ 269,690.00
$ 401,031.00
Admissions
255527
$ 269,690.00
Education & Programs
$ 180,306.00
Admissions
255527
Gift Shop Sales
$ 175,547.00
$ 180,306.00
Foundations & Other Grants $ 154,989.00
Gift Shop Sales
$ 175,547.00
Grant Management Fees
$ 46,204.00
2013& Revenue
Foundations
Other Grantsby$Category
154,989.00
Wills & Bequests
$ 25,000.00
$ 46,204.00
Other
$ 4,931.00
Wills & Bequests
$ 25,000.00
In-Kind
$ 42,886.00
Other
$ 4,931.00
In-Kind
Other
In-Kind
42,886.00
Wills &$ Bequests
3%
0%
>1%
In-Kind
Other 2%
Wills & Bequests
3%
0%
Grant Management
2% Fees
3%
ement Fees
Preservation & Advocacy
$
Molly
Brown
House
Museum
$
$
382,864.00
Education
&
Awareness
$
Molly Brown House Museum
$
546,379.00
Management & General
$
Education & Awareness
$
129,498.00
Membership
&
Development
$
72,678.00$
Capital
Campaign $
$
2013 Expenses
by Category
Membership
& Development
107,485.00
382,864.00
546,379.00
129,498.00
72,678.00
107,485.00
54,166.00
2013 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Foundations &
Other Grants
10%
Gift Shop Sales
11%
Education &
Programs
12%
Capital Campaign
$
Membership & Capital Campaign
4%
Campaign
Development
Membership & Capital
4%
8%
Development
Management
&
8%
General
Management &
6%
General
6%
Foundations &
Other Grants
10%
Contributions/
Support
26%
Gift Shop Sales
11%
Contributions/
Support
26%
Education &
Awareness
10%
Revenue
Expense
Change in net assets
Net Assets end of year
$
$
$
$
Preservation &
Advocacy
30%
Education &
Awareness
10%
17%
Education
&
Government
Contracts
Programs
17%
12%
Admissions
16%
Admissions
16%
5 Year Summary
54,166.00
Molly Brown
House Museum
42%
2013
1,555,510.00
1,293,070.00
262,440.00
1,500,991.00
$
$
$
$
2012
1,585,135.00
1,473,082.00
112,053.00
1,238,551.00
2011
$ 1,541,414.00 $
$ 1,496,668.00 $
$
44,746.00 $
$ 1,126,498.00 $
2010
1,807,654.00
1,632,709.00
(90,114.00)
1,081,752.00
$
$
$
$
Molly Brown
House Museum
42%
2009
1,643,954.00
1,347,361.00
4,759.00
1,171,866.00
$2,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
Revenue
$1,000,000.00
Expense
$500,000.00
Net Assets end of year
$2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
$(500,000.00)
Reviewed 2013
Statement of Activities
8Historic Denver Inc.
Revenue and other support
Admissions
Gift Shop Sales
Foundations & Other Grants
Wills & Bequests
Other
In-Kind
Net Assets Released from Restriction
Unrestricted
$ 111,341.00
$ 269,089.00
$ 255,527.00
$ 180,306.00
$ 175,547.00
$ 131,083.00
$
46,204.00
$
25,000.00
$
4,931.00
$
42,886.00
$
29,533.00
TOTAL REVENUE
$ 1,271,447.00
Expense
Molly Brown House Museum
Education & Awareness
TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES
Temporarily
Restricted
$
289,690.00
$
23,906.00
$
(29,533.00)
$
284,063.00
Reviewed 2012
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total
401,031.00
269,690.00
255,527.00
180,306.00
175,547.00
154,989.00
46,204.00
25,000.00
4,931.00
42,886.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2012
116,881.00
473,464.00
326,171.00
180,073.00
250,579.00
140,517.00
51,288.00
2,675.00
4,844.00
38,703.00
$ 1,555,510.00
$ 1,585,135.00
$ 382,864.00
$ 546,379.00
$ 129,498.00
$ 1,058,741.00
$ 382,864.00
$ 546,379.00
$ 129,498.00
$ 1,058,741.00
$ 601,635.00
$ 551,940.00
$ 153,336.00
$ 1,306,911.00
Membership & Development
Capital Campaign
TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
78,122.00
88,049.00
$
166,171.00
TOTAL EXPENSE
$ 1,293,070.00
$
Net assets, beginning of the year
$ 1,160,881.00
$
77,670.00
$ 1,238,551.00
$ 1,126,498.00
Net assets, end of the year
$ 1,139,258.00
$
361,733.00
$ 1,500,991.00
$ 1,238,551.00
72,678.00
107,485.00
54,166.00
234,329.00
(21,623.00)
$
284,063.00
72,678.00
107,485.00
54,166.00
234,329.00
$ 1,293,070.00
$ 1,473,082.00
$
$
262,440.00
112,053.00
Preservation &
Advocacy
30%
Summer 2014
PRESERVATION
BRIEFS
Beth Eden Becomes Denver’s Newest
Landmark
In May Historic Denver and several neighborhood partners, including Friends of
West Highland Landmarks, successfully advocated for the protection of the Beth Eden
Baptist Church at 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard. This 1931 Tudor Revival church
replaced an earlier 1892 structure on the same site. At the public hearing before City
Council on May 19, twenty speakers gave more than an hour of testimony about the
significance of the building, not only as a testament to the history of the original town of
Highland, but as an orienting and familiar landmark to the community today and as a
rare example of Tudor Revival architecture in an ecclesiastical setting. Other supporters
discussed the architectural value that the church will bring to the design of the new
building on the adjacent site, as well as the financial incentives available to developers and
investors to help redevelop the historic structure. After another two hours of questions
and comments from city council members—answered ably by neighborhood resident
Marilynn Quinn and John Olson, Historic Denver’s Director of Preservation Programs—
and after weighing the arguments brought forth by the owner, City Council voted eight
to three to designate Beth Eden as Denver’s 334th local landmark.
Historic Denver is excited to see the development of the site move forward. With
the existing structure of Beth Eden as an anchor for future development, the project will
capture the dynamic mix of old and new that makes Denver a vibrant and unique city.
The whole community—residents, owners, and developers alike—can now have certainty
that the future development will honor the legacy of the Beth Eden congregation and
the history of the West Highland neighborhood while still encouraging a vibrant new
development.
Recently the National Trust for Historic Preservation released a study of the effects
a diverse building stock can have on a city’s economic and cultural vitality. This study
showed that, across America, “neighborhoods containing a mix of older, smaller
buildings of diverse age support greater levels of positive economic and social activity than
areas dominated by newer, larger buildings.” In conjunction with denser, more modern
buildings, the preservation and reuse of historic mixed-use buildings creates more walkable
communities, more sustainable development, and more vibrant cities overall. The Beth
Eden site is a great example of how the blending of old and new in our communities can be
greatly beneficial to the neighborhood. The future development will bring more residential
units to one of the most popular and fastest growing parts of town. Meanwhile, the church,
with its steeply pitched roof, will provide a visual transition between the commercial
density of Highland Square to the south and the single-family residential area to the north.
We now know that the Beth Eden is here to stay, as constant and reassuring presence for
the West Highland neighborhood — a steady guide in a sea of change.
Governor Hickenlooper signs New
Preservation Tax Credit Bill
On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Governor John Hickenlooper signed HB-1311, the
Colorado Job Creation & Main Street Revitalization Act, at a meeting of economic
development organizations in Pueblo. Historic Denver advocated for this legislation
along with our preservation partners, History Colorado, Colorado Preservation, Inc., the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and Downtown Colorado, Inc.
Co-sponsored in the House by Representatives Leroy Garcia and Tim Dore and in
the Senate by Senators Pat Steadman and Larry Crowder, the bill improves Colorado’s
existing state tax credit by increasing the project cap from $50,000 to $1 million for
commercial projects and by making the commercial credits transferable. Fewer changes
were made to the way the tax credit applies to single-family homes, although it can now
be “re-used” more than once per property, which makes long-term stewardship more
viable. To be eligible to use the credits, a building must be locally designated or listed on
either the State Register or National Register of Historic Places.
Highlights of HB-1311
• Commercial projects under $2 million will be eligible for a 25% state tax credit
• Commercial projects over $2 million will be eligible for a 20% state tax credit
• Properties in state and/or federal disaster areas will qualify for an additional state tax
credit of 5%
• Commercial tax credit is transferable, capped at $1 million per project
• Single-family homes can continue to participate and earn up to $50,000 in credits
These changes make the new legislation significantly more robust and accessible
than the pre-existing credit, and will be particularly significant for mid-size and smaller
buildings found in historic, centralized commercial downtowns or neighborhood business
districts. Funding will kick in beginning in fiscal year 2015 and deliver $35 million in
tax credits over a four-year period. State agencies have already begun the process of
developing the specific processes and rules needed to implement the legislation so that
projects can begin to apply mid-next year.
Historic Denver hopes this legislation will spur increased preservation and
rehabilitation of buildings in our smaller scale business districts, from Colfax Avenue to
the Welton Street corridor, Brighton Boulevard to Old South Gaylord, while continuing
to support rehabilitation work in our 52 historic districts.
Beyond the preservation stakeholders additional support for the bill came from Commerce
Bank and a coalition of partners, including Colorado Municipal League; Colorado Counties,
Inc.; Colorado Competitive Council (C3); Pueblo Chamber of Commerce; Action 22;
Progressive 15; Colorado Realtors Association; Urban Renewal Authority; Historic Pueblo,
Inc.; Downtown Denver Partnership; American Institute of Architects-CO; Independent
Bankers of Colorado; and the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado.
Thank you to all who helped craft this new legislation, made calls to state
representatives and senators, and supported this successful effort so that historic
resources can be a path to the future statewide.
New Design Guidelines
The City of Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission has recently updated
the Design Guidelines for Denver’s Historic Districts and Local Landmarks. Locally
landmarked buildings, including those located in local historic districts, are required to
go through Design Review for any construction projects requiring a permit (meaning
paint color is a strictly personal choice). To guide this process, the Landmark Preservation
Commission and staff use Design Guidelines to ensure that each proposed project
is sympathetic and appropriate for the building or district’s historic character. The
Guidelines also allow everyone – staff members, architects, and home owners — to be
on the same page when assessing projects, which produces better projects and faster
approval times.
The Guidelines were last updated in 1995. Since then, Denver has changed
dramatically, gaining 94 new local landmarks and 23 new historic districts. In an effort
to make the Design Guidelines more user-friendly for owners, architects, developers and
staff, the Landmarks Preservation Commission embarked upon an extensive overhaul
of the guidelines. This project took over 11 months and included a number of outreach
sessions. The new guidelines provide greater clarity for property owners regarding
possible changes, including providing contextually appropriate images and diagrams so
that both laypeople and architects can read and understand the guidelines. Furthermore,
the new guidelines consolidate “add-on” policies from the past two decades into a single
framework, such as guidance on energy-efficiency measures, including solar panels, to
window repair and replacement.
The guidelines are a vital tool for preservation in Denver, and thus their quality and
clarity merits such a thorough process because all involved in preservation trust them
to protect what matters most about our historic buildings, while providing room for
flexibility as well as consistency and reliability for homeowners, architects, and city staff.
While each project can be a bit different, the guidelines give the commission parameters
for decision-making, creating a process that is not subjective but rooted in preservation
principals and practice.
The new guidelines are separated into six chapters: Preserving Historic Buildings,
Additions to Historic Buildings, New Buildings and Non-contributing Buildings, Site and
Landscape, and Signs. It also articulates character defining features for eight local historic
districts. This can be an aide to property owners and real estate professionals seeking
to understand the component parts that make each historic district special. While there
are only character defining features for eight local districts right now, we expect more to
come in the future.
To view the updated design guidelines, please visit the Landmark Preservation
Commission’s website:
https://www.denvergov.org/preservation =
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to our table, set up our materials, spoke to some conference attendees about the project,
and then headed back to our offices for a full day of the typical daily phone calls from
interested residents and emails from volunteers.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH
Today I get to have a field training session with one of our new Volunteer Corps
members. You may be wondering, “Didn’t they just get trained?” You’re partially right
— they already had a classroom training. But now we’ll spend a few hours of one-onone time actually learning how to do the survey out in the Harvey Park neighborhood
where we’re currently surveying. Lucky for us it’s not too cold today and so we are able
to comfortably survey by staying in the car for part of the time and then running out to
look at different architectural features when needed.
Jessica Ugarte, Director of Discover Denver
I started at Historic Denver on May 1st, 2013; a day which also coincidentally
decided to gift me with a spectacular snow storm for my first day’s drive in to work.
While originally from a northwestern suburb of Chicago, prior to moving to Denver I
have lived and practiced preservation in Savannah, GA; Austin, TX; and most recently
in Cleveland, OH. I have both Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in historic
preservation and over the years I have participated in many aspects of this field, from
restoring marble headstones on a completely deserted island to wandering the busy streets
of New York City surveying buildings in historic districts.
These past 15 months as the Director of the Discover Denver citywide survey
initiative have definitely been full of many new and exciting experiences. In this position
I have gotten to help get this neat project off of the ground and in true nonprofit fashion,
I get to do a little bit of everything! I have chosen to write about the week of February
2nd-8th.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
Colorado Preservation, Inc.’s annual “Saving Places” conference is coming up
quickly, and Discover Denver has been given a booth to help us promote the program
to conference attendees. While this is a great opportunity to get the word out to a wide
selection of Colorado preservationists…that also means that we need something fun and
informative to put in our booth! Most of my day today is spent creating posters that can
help tell the story of what Discover Denver is and why people might want to be a part
of it. While most of my day is spent working on the posters, I do have a break from the
computer at ten in the morning for our biweekly phone meeting with our master survey
consultants, SWCA Environmental Consultants. They are assisting us with the launch
of Discover Denver, advising on everything from the database we are using to store the
electronic survey records to helping to figure out the best way to train and then use the
survey volunteers.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
In addition to putting any of the final touches on the posters that I was working on,
today I have a volunteer training to get ready for. Luckily, this will be my fifth training
session, so there is not too much to do. But still, I find that each time I present the training
to a new group of volunteers, I figure out a way that I can be clearer. With conference
posters and training presentation done, and snacks purchased and ready, I am all set for
the Volunteer Corps training that will begin at five o’clock. On this day we have about ten
interested people who want to become a part of the Discover Denver survey team. Our
volunteers represent a wide range of ages and backgrounds, from a retired city assessor,
to realtors, current preservation students, and even some who have no preservation or
building background at all but who want to know more about their city. Tonight they
filter in at around five, grab a cookie, take a seat, and settle in for me to teach them
about historic preservation in general, the specifics of the Discover Denver project, and
an explanation of the proprietary software we use (that last part is a bit dry, but I do try
and make it as interesting as possible). I am always amazed by the insightful comments
and questions that the volunteers at each training session come up with, and I try and do
my best to answer them (though admittedly I sometimes just have to say “I really don’t
know, but I’ll try and check on that for you.”)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH
The first six hours of my work day are mostly filled with responding to emails from
both established and new volunteers. I feel very lucky to have such a great group of
people helping with this project, and I can honestly say that I don’t know how I would
have gotten as much accomplished without their dedication and willingness to be a
part of this! At three-thirty, I leave for the History Colorado Center for the State Plan
Advisory Committee Meeting. This semi-regular gathering of preservation professionals
from throughout the state seeks to work towards realizing the goals of the 2020 Colorado
Statewide Preservation Plan. I feel honored to have been asked to be a part of this, and it
is a great experience to get to both talk about Discover Denver and to learn about what
others are accomplishing throughout the state. After the meeting, I luckily don’t have to
travel far to attend the Stephen H. Hart Awards for Historic Preservation. Tonight’s event
is honoring some great preservation projects such as the City of Greeley and Historic
Greeley, for their outreach efforts; the members of the Colorado Wickiup Project, for
their a spectacular effort to learn about, document and protect aboriginal wooden feature
sites; and even the people who were a part of the restoration of the Emerson School,
which is where Historic Denver and Discover Denver are headquartered. It never ceases
to amaze me the wide variety of great preservation projects that are always underway and
events such as this awards ceremony helps to keep me motivated!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH
It’s 7:30AM, which means that I’m just now getting to the Wellington Webb
Municipal Building to pick up my main project partner and support, Savannah Jameson
(who is a Senior City Planner in the Landmarks Department). From there – and with all
of our posters, handouts and easels in tow – we head to the Colorado Convention Center
to set up our booth at the Saving Places conference. After a bit of walking around we got
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
While yesterday was a one-on-one training day with one volunteer, today I have three
fully trained Volunteer Corps members with me in the Park Hill neighborhood! We have
only been in this neighborhood for a short time and the architectural styles and features
found here differ quite a bit from what is found in Harvey Park. So there is quite a bit of
time spent looking at the homes, reading the style guide I’ve created to help them identify
architectural features, and talking about what we are seeing. After the normal three hour
survey shift, we go home to enjoy the rest of our weekend! =
Notable
Homes for Sale
181 Franklin Street
The Denver Square at
181 Franklin Street was
commissioned by Raymond E.
Sargeant and his wife Beatrice.
Sargeant was partner in the
brokerage firm Sargeant, Malo
and Company, which was one
of the first Denver members of
the New York Stock Exchange.
The home was completed in
1907 and was one of the first
homes built in Country Club
Place.
This large home features
solid craftsmanship and the
original wrap-around front porch, leaded glass windows, a sleeping porch on second
floor and amazing brick archways in basement. The home boasts four bedrooms, five
bathrooms, a grand living room, an open dining room and a private study with the
original fireplace. The home at 181 Franklin Street retains its historic hardwood floors,
stairway and some wood trim. The yard is professionally landscaped and fully fenced
with brick patios, green spaces and an outdoor fireplace
Listing Price: $2,895,000.
Trish Bragg and Maggie Armstrong, Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty
303-241-9244 or [email protected]
2555 West 37th Avenue – Lumber Baron Inn
The Queen Anne Victorian
at 2555 West 37th Avenue, best
known as the Lumber Baron
Inn, was completed in 1890. The
Lumber Baron was named after
John Mouat, a Scottish immigrant
who amassed a fortune in lumber
back in 1890. Mouat worked with
top architects to build this home
for his family in Highland. No
expense was spared in building the
residence, as cherry, walnut, and
sycamore woods were incorporated
into the interior, all intricately
carved in one-of-a-kind designs.
The home is a contributing structure to the Potter Highlands Historic District and
features 9,700 finished square feet on four levels. The home contains seven bedrooms,
10 bathrooms, and a third floor ballroom with a spectacular 20-foot vaulted, pyramidshaped ceiling. The exterior of the home features a wraparound front porch, intricate
brick details and custom oak double doors. The parlor boasts curved glass corner
windows, there is a grand staircase of oak and many of the rooms feature 11-foot
ceilings. Furthermore, the house has original 5-panel doors, antique mantles, and unique
wallpaper designs. The wraparound back porch leads to a garden area with a large slab
patio surrounded by mature trees and beautiful landscaping.
Listing Price: $2,270,000.
Paul Tamburello, Generator Real Estate, LLC
303-991-6204 or [email protected]
Summer 2014
Thank You
To Historic Denver’s New and
Renewing Supporters
Supporters Mid-February to Mid-June 2014
Alan and Sally Gass
Arianthe Stettner
Arnold and Marlene Siegel
Arthur and Marilyn Berlinger
Barbara Hughes
Barbara Padbury
Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld
Bonita Bock
Bradley Cameron
Brenda Sabo
Brit Storey
Burt LeMaster
Carol Warner
Castle Lion Development
Chris Calascione
Colman and Martha Dell
CRL Associates, Inc. (Maria Garcia Berry)
Dan and Laura Pino
Dave Ruterbories
Debbie Bennett Hagan
Deborah Pool
Deborah Wagner
Diana Kinsey
Diane and Paul Behm
Donna and Larry Hoppe
Donna Barner
Dr. Roberta Shaklee and Mr. Ed Hurry
Duke and Pam Hartman
Elaine D. Douglas
Elaine Levengood
Elizabeth Eaton
Elizabeth Orr
Emory C. Walker
Ernest Witucki
Gail Delaney
Gary and Maureen Flander
Genna Cinocco
Ginny Gelbach
Glen Palmer
H. M. Oeknigk
Holly van Kleeck
James Gehres
James Rothney
Jan Mayer
Jane Wainwright
Jeannine Spicer
Jenni Dyman
Jessica Comerata
Jim and Barbara Steely
John and Kelli Connor
John and Kristina Stowell
John Krotchko
John Venhoff
JoVonne and Jerry Fitzgerald
Julian J. Lineham
Kathleen Butler
Kay Berenbaum
Kimberly S. Morse
Kitty and Fred Koch
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
L.A. Canjar
Larry and Judy Trompeter
Laurie Kepros
Linda Hargrave
Linda Levin
Louis and Rosemary Ripp
Marilyn Bernier
Marjorie Regan
Mary Ann Watson and Flint Whitlock
Maureen Weiland
Megan Bartlett
Nancy and Gene Richards
Nancy Persons
Nathan Clifford
Pamela Bradley
Patricia L. Pike
Patricia Mead
Patricia Nelson and Johan Westberg
Paul Cloyd
Peggy and Donald Schaller
Peggy Ulrich-Nims
Phillip Sterritt
Phyllis and Kenneth Eveleigh
Phyllis Lerud
Progressive Urban Management Associates Inc.
Rachel Hansen
Ralph and Debbie Round
Ralph Heronema
Ray Wulf Sylvester
Rhonda Beck
Rita King
Robert and Barbara Danos
Robert Spaulding
Robert Walcott
Rudi Hartmann and Kathy Newman
Ruth E. Parker
Ruth Montague
Sally Culbertson
Sandra Nearpass
Sandra Scherer
Sharon Ryan
Shawn Snow
Stacy and Ben Wheeler
Sue Giovanini
Susan Glassmacher
Thomas and Jeanette Millar
Thomas Carlisle
Thomas J. Giovale
Tim and Kris Hoehn
Timothy Fitzpatrick
Tom and Lisa McHenry
Tony and Karen Hinkel
Trio Environments
Virginia Olson
Vivian and Ted Epstein
William B. and L. Alice Collister
William Hoebel III and Jessica Abegg
William Shanks & Carol Leavenworth
William West
Winifred Herbert
Historic Denver/Molly Brown
House Museum Membership
Yes! I would like to become a member at the following level:
___ Basic Senior Individual ~ $25 (65 & up)
___ Individual ~ $45; Teacher/Student ~ $35
___ Dual ~ $65; Senior ~ $55
___ Family ~ $80; Senior ~ $70
___ VIP Associate ~ $125; Senior ~ $110
___ VIP Contributor ~ $250; Senior ~ $225
___ I would also like to make an additional donation of $___________.
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Please make all checks payable to Historic Denver, Inc.
Historic Denver is a 501c3 organization and a portion of your contribution is
tax deductible.
Please visit historicdenver.org/support to learn about the benefits at each
membership level.
Historic ProPerties deserve an exPert
cAseY MiLLer
DENVER’S HISTORIC HOME EXPERT
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
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Winter 2012
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
To purchase tickets to any Historic Denver or
Molly Brown House Museum Events
visit: store.historicdenver.org or call 303-534-5288 x7.
August 21
THIRSTY THURSDAY / ONE
PAST 5
6:00 to 8:00pm
Join Historic Denver and the Molly Brown
House Museum for a Thirsty Thursday
/ One Past 5 party! The party will start
at the Patterson Inn, move to the Capitol
Hill Bed and Breakfast, and conclude at
the Molly Brown House Museum. Drinks
and light appetizers will be served as each
stop. This event will discuss historic preservation in Denver and focus on three success stories in Capitol Hill – the Patterson
Inn, the Capitol Hill Bed and Breakfast,
and our own Molly Brown House
Museum. Tickets are $20 per person.
September 13
MAKING A DIFFERENCE TEA
11:00 am, 1:00 pm
Margaret Brown turned her passions into
proactive change in such areas as animal
welfare, child protection, and miner’s
rights. Hear Mrs. Brown share her passion for making a difference while enjoying tea and share your own ways we can
each make an impact in our community.
Museum Tour included. Tickets are $20
per person.Suitable for ages 12 and up.
September 13 and 14
CURTIS PARK HOME TOUR AND
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE
Historic Denver is partnering with Curtis
Park Neighbors on Colorado’s largest
Home Tour to be held this fall. The Home
Tour will feature 14 homes, tours of a
variety of historic sites, and neighborhood
walking and biking tours. Attend the tour
and view a wide range of housing styles
from modest cottages, row homes and
single story duplexes to grand Victorian
mansions, Italianate, Denver Square and
Queen Anne style houses. Tickets for the
Home Tour will be $15 per person, $12
for members of Historic Denver.
September 13
BREWS AND BITES — BENEFITING
THE GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE
PRESERVATION FUND
3:00 to 7:00 pm
Enjoy an afternoon at the beautiful Governor’s
Residence at
the Boettcher
Mansion for food,
drink and fun
in “Colorado’s
Home”. The evening will include tastes of the Colorado
Brewers Guild member’s masterfully
crafted beer paired with the culinary creations of the chefs of the Colorado Chefs
Association while wandering the rooms
and gardens of “Colorado’s Home.” The
proceeds raised will benefit the Governor’s
Residence Preservation Fund, an inclusive,
non-partisan 501(c)3 dedicated to preserving the historic Governor’s Residence at
the Boettcher Mansion in perpetuity of the
people of Colorado to enjoy. Visit http://
www.coloradoshome.org/ to purchase tickets. Tickets are $100 per person, or $250
for VIP tickets.
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September 20
BON MARCHE HAT WORKSHOP
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Employees of Denver’s Bon Marche
Millinery Shop loved having Mrs. Brown
as a client because her hats always made
the headlines. Make your own headline
grabbing millinery masterpiece with the
help of our costume experts. We’ll provide
the hat, materials, and refreshments, you
provide the creativity! Tickets are $55 per
person. Suitable for ages 16 and up.
September 28
PARK HILL HOME TOUR
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
This year is the 36th Annual Home
Tour & Street Fair, which is the single
largest fundraiser for Greater Park Hill
Community, Inc. (GPHC). In addition to
some fabulous homes, this year’s Home
Tour will feature the historic landmark
and school building at 26th Avenue
and Holly Street known as the Smiley
Campus. Along the tour, stop by the
Street Fair on Forest Parkway between
Montview Boulevard and 17th Avenue
for a bite to eat and a refreshing drink
while visiting with some of your friends
and neighbors.
October 17, 18, 24, 25
At home in Denver.
At home in the Mountain West.
Grant-Humphreys Mansion
Daniels & Fisher Tower
VICTORIAN HORRORS XXI
6:00 to 9:00 pm
“Villains! Dissemble no more! I admit
the deed! — tear up the planks! — here,
here! — it is the beating of his hideous
heart!” Within the darkened rooms of
the Molly Brown House, hear tales which
harken back to the days of Edgar Allan
Poe and the Romantics when Gothic
literature got hearts beating, chests heaving and minds racing. Tickets are $18 for
adults / $15 for members, seniors, and
children 6-12.Advised for ages 12 and up,
per parental discretion.
Holland & Hart is proud to continue
founding partner Stephen H. Hart’s
commitment to historic preservation.
Bob Bassett, Partner, Board Member
303.290.1603, [email protected]
6380 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 500
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Photos Courtesy of
History Colorado
October 25
GHOSTIES AND GOODIES TEA
1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Who haunts the halls of Margaret
Brown’s home? What spirits roam historic Capitol Hill? Explore the macabre
mysteries of the Molly Brown House with
our diabolical Docents and gobble gruesome goodies served by our monstrous
maids. Museum tour included. Tickets
are $20 per person. Suitable for ages 12
and up.
The
Home is where the Hart is.
www.hollandhart.com
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