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Riverside Cemetery, incorporated in 1876, is the oldest operating cemetery in Denver. Designed by landscape engineer Harvey C. Lowrie, it was originally envisioned as a park-like setting with dense trees, expansive lawns, and a central rose garden. Today, the 77-acre...
Neon Signs of Colfax are vivid reminders of the avenue’s past life as the “Gateway to the Rockies.” During the mid-twentieth century, brightly lit and elaborately designed signs lined Colfax as motels, restaurants, lounges, and roadside businesses competed for the...
Constructed in 1959 within the former Stapleton International Airport complex, this unique 9,400 square foot cement structure is an example of how sophisticated engineering can make an innovative architectural design a reality. This barrel-vaulted, thin-shelled...
For nearly one hundred years, the Grant Avenue Community Church and Sacred Space have graced the corner of South Grant and Cedar in Denver. While the name has changed, the building has always played an important role in service and involvement in the surrounding...
Former school for handicapped children located in Downtown Denver. On the National and State Registers of Historic Places and a Denver Local Landmark. Evans School was designated a Denver Local Landmark in 2001, and since that time, the owners have nearly completed an...
The Currigan Exhibition Hall long stood as one of Denver’s precedent-setting works of modern architecture. Upon its completion in 1969, Currigan boasted 100,000 square feet of column-free exhibition space, was the world’s largest rigid space frame, and was...
Colorado’s gold-plated Capitol Dome is an iconic symbol of unparalleled historical significance in the state. Originally intended by architect Elijah E. Myers to be copper-plated, the citizenry of Colorado demanded something grander and more fitting for their...
City Ditch is one of the oldest and most significant surviving pieces of early infrastructure in the Denver metropolitan area. Begun in the early 1860s and completed between 1864 and 1867, the 26-mile hand-dug irrigation ditch brought water from the South Platte River...
Designed to be the cultural and governmental hub of Denver, Civic Center is one of the nation’s finest and most intact examples of City Beautiful-style park design. At the civic heart of Denver, this spacious plaza, surrounded by monuments, public structures, and...