THE ARCHITECTURE OF JULES JACQUES BENOIS BENEDICT IN COLORADO
MULTIPLE PROPERTY SUBMISSION
The Denver-based architect Jules Jacques Benois Benedict
practiced from 1909 until 1942. The context document divides Benedict’s work in three time periods
and further divides his work into five major property types. The first and largest
body is domestic buildings. This group includes the Cranmer House, the demolished
Belmar, and the Weckbaugh Mansion.
The second type is commercial buildings. Benedict designed few commercial buildings,
but two of particular note are the now demolished Central Bank Building and the Cullen-
Thompson Motor Co., now the Gart Brothers Sports Castle. Also included is Benedict’s Art
Deco transformation of the extant Colorado Building.
The third property type is public and educational buildings. This type includes the
Rosedale School, the Woodbury Branch Library, and the Littleton Town Hall. The fourth
property type is religious buildings. Included here are the extant St. Catherine’s
Chapel near Estes Park, as well as the First Church of Divine Science and St. Thomas
Theological Seminary, both in Denver.
The fifth type is park resources. The property type includes urban park structures
like the demolished Sunken Gardens Pavilion and the extant Boat Pavilion at Denver’s
Washington Park. The property type also includes mountain park structures like the well
house at Little Park, the shelter at Fillius Park, the Chief Hosa Lodge and the lodge
at Echo Lake. (Accepted by the National Register on June 20, 2005.)
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ARAPAHOE COUNTY
Littleton
LITTLETON TOWN HALL
2450 W. Main St.
National Register 9/4/1980, 5AH.161
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY
Idaho Springs
Echo Lake Lodge as part of ECHO LAKE PARK
Colo. Hwy. 103 & Colo. Hwy. 5, Idaho Springs vicinity
National Register 2/24/1995, 5CC.646
Summit Lake Park Shelter as part of SUMMIT LAKE PARK
Mt. Evans Rd., Idaho Springs vicinity
National Register 2/24/1995, 5CC.645
DENVER CITY AND COUNTY
RICHARD C. CAMPBELL HOUSE (Denver Botanic Gardens House)
909 York St.
National Register 7/3/1979, 5DV.182
CRANMER HOUSE
200 Cherry St.
National Register 7/27/2005, 5DV.9199
KERR HOUSE
1900 E. Seventh Ave. Pkwy.
National Register 2/28/2002, 5DV.751
KISTLER HOUSE / RODRIGUEZ HOUSE
700 E. Ninth Ave.
National Register 5/27/1983, 5DV.1497
KOHN HOUSE
770 High St.
National Register 7/27/2005, 5DV.6051
ST. THOMAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (St. John Vianney Theological Seminary)
1300 S. Steele St.
National Register 7/27/1989, 5DV.729
Washington Park Boating Pavilion as part of WASHINGTON PARK
Bounded by E. Virginia, S. Franklin, E. Louisiana & S. Downing St.
National Register 9/17/1986, 5DV.5333
WECKBAUGH HOUSE
1701 E. Cedar Ave.
National Register 1/16/1984, 5DV.719
Woodbury Branch Library as part of HIGHLAND PARK
Bounded by Highland Park Pl., Federal Blvd., & Fairview Pl.
National Register 9/17/1986, 5DV.5320
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Sedalia
Daniels Park Picnic Shelter as part of DANIELS PARK
County Rd. 67, northeast of Sedalia
National Register 6/30/1995, 5DA.1009
EL PASO COUNTY
Colorado Springs
PONDEROSA LODGE
La Foret Conference and Retreat Center
6145 Shoup Rd., Colorado Springs vicinity
National Register 8/29/2008, 5EP.5887
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Evergreen
Bergen Park Pavilion as part of BERGEN PARK
Colo. Hwy. 74, Evergreen vicinity
National Register 11/15/1990, 5JF.290
Dedisse Park Clubhouse as part of DEDISSE PARK
29614 Upper Bear Creek Rd., Evergreen vicinity
National Register 11/15/1990, 5JF.645
Fillius Park Shelter and Pumphouse as part of FILLIUS PARK
Colo. Hwy. 74, Evergreen vicinity
National Register 2/24/1995, 5JF.976
Golden
Chief Hosa Lodge and Picnic Shelter as part of GENESEE PARK
26771 Genesee Ln., Golden vicinity
National Register 11/15/1990, 5JF.590
HERMAN COORS HOUSE
1817 Arapahoe St.
National Register 10/17/1997, 5JF.147
Idledale
Little Park Well House as part of LITTLE PARK
Colo. Hwy. 74, Idledale vicinity
National Register 2/24/1995, 5JF.977
Starbuck Park Well House as part of STARBUCK PARK
Colo. Hwy. 74, Idledale vicinity
National Register 6/30/1995, 5JF.978
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