HISTORIC RESOURCES OF DOWNTOWN DENVER
MULTIPLE PROPERTY SUBMISSION

This multiple property submission provides a historical context for evaluating the significance of historic resources associated with the commercial development of Denver’s Central Business District during the period 1880-1973.  The oldest identified historic building in the area dates to 1880.  The historical context extends from that year to 1973, when events impacting the local economy resulted in a new era of development.  The City of Denver, Colorado’s capital and largest city, is located on the South Platte River at its confluence with Cherry Creek, some twelve miles east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  The search for gold brought the area’s first permanent settlement in 1858: Auraria was established on the west side of Cherry Creek, Denver City was founded on the east, and the townsite of Highland was created on the bluffs to the north.  The communities were united in April 1860, selecting the name that honored Kansas Territorial Governor James Denver.  Formally incorporated in 1861, Denver became the county seat of Arapahoe County in the same year and capital of the territory in 1867.  The city’s link to a transcontinental railroad in 1870 ensured Denver’s continued regional dominance and it became the state capital in 1876.  The riches extracted from Colorado mines fueled a major period of growth, during which the city became an agricultural supply center and a focus of industrial, manufacturing, and financial activity for the Rocky Mountain region.  A 1902 constitutional amendment established Denver as a city and county.  During the twentieth century, Denver’s economic base expanded with the growth of tourism, enlargement of the service sector, exploitation of energy resources, and the attraction of numerous federal agency offices.  As a major regional center, a number of historically and architecturally significant buildings were erected in Downtown Denver.  (Accepted for the State Register 9/8/2004, accepted by the National Register in 2004)
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DENVER CITY AND COUNTY

BAUR CONFECTIONERY COMPANY BUILDING
1512-1514 Curtis St.
National Register 7/6/2006, 5DV.513

BOSTON BUILDING
828 17th St.
National Register 9/18/1978, 5DV.108

BRINKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE / NAVARRE
1725-27 Tremont Pl.
National Register 10/28/1977, 5DV.124

BROWN PALACE HOTEL
17th & Tremont Pl.
National Register 4/28/1970, 5DV.110

BUERGER BROTHERS BUILDING AND ANNEX
1732-1740, & 1742 Champa St.
State Register 5/14/1997, National Register 9/25/1998, 5DV.528

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING (Chamber Lofts)
1726 Champa St.
State Register 6/10/1998, National Register 1/16/2001, 5DV.527

DANIELS & FISHER TOWER
1101 16th St.
National Register 12/3/1969, 5DV.118

DENVER CITY CABLE RAILWAY BUILDING/TRAMWAY CABLE BUILDING (Spaghetti Factory)
1215 18th St.
National Register 7/2/1979, 5DV.117

DENVER DRY GOODS COMPANY BUILDING
16th & California Sts.
National Register 1/9/1978, 5DV.135

EQUITABLE BUILDING
730 17th St.
National Register 1/9/1978, 5DV.121

FIRST NATIONAL BANK (Magnolia Hotel)
818 17th St.
National Register 2/23/1996, 5DV.1727

A.C. FOSTER BUILDING / UNIVERSITY BUILDING
912 16th St.
National Register 1/9/1978, 5DV.142

GAS & ELECTRIC BUILDING / PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY BUILDING
910 15th St.
National Register 7/20/1978, 5DV.137

IDEAL BUILDING
821 17th St.
National Register 6/9/1977, 5DV.125

JOSLIN DRY GOODS COMPANY BUILDING
934 16th St.
State Register 3/12/1996, National Register 8/14/1997, 5DV.1913

KISTLER STATIONERY BUILDING
1636 Champa St.
State Register 3/12/1997, National Register 4/14/1997, 5DV.492

KITTREDGE BUILDING
511 16th St.
National Register 12/2/1977, 5DV.139

A.T. LEWIS NEW BUILDING
1531 Stout St.
National Register 8/19/1994, 5DV.495

A.T. LEWIS & SON DEPARTMENT STORE
800-816 16th St.
State Register 11/9/1994, National Register 12/23/1994, 5DV.494

MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING
1614 Welton St.
National Register 11/22/1977, 5DV.136

McCLINTOCK BUILDING
1554 California St.
National Register 1/26/2005, 5DV.499

MIDLAND SAVINGS BUILDING (Midland Lofts)
444 17th St.
State Register 8/11/1999, National Register 2/2/2001, 5DV.1733

NEUSTETER BUILDING
720 16th St.
National Register 11/30/1987, 5DV.496

PARAMOUNT THEATER
1621 Glenarm Pl.
National Register 11/21/1980, 5DV.190

RAILWAY EXCHANGE ADDITION AND RAILWAY EXCHANGE NEW BUILDING (Hotel Monaco)
1715 Champa St. & 909 17th St.
National Register 10/17/1997, 5DV.525/5DV.526

TELEPHONE BUILDING
931 14th Street
National Register 1/26/2005, 5DV.522

TRAMWAY BUILDING (Teatro Hotel)
1100 14th St.
National Register 1/5/1978, 5DV.140

U.S. NATIONAL BANK / GUARANTY BANK (Bank Lofts)
817 17th St.
National Register 3/25/1994, 5DV.5300