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. 7th Ave. Pkwy.
National Register 2/28/2002, 5DV.751

KISTLER HOUSE / RODRIGUEZ HOUSE
700 E. 9th 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, Jefferson County
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