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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...
In June of 1850, Lewis Ralston made the first documented discovery of gold in Colorado. The creek where he “found color” was named Ralston’s Creek by members of his party. The pull of the stories of riches in the California goldfields was too great for them to stop...
The Preston Farm was the first “save” on Colorado Preservation, Inc.’s Most Endangered Places list. When first listed, the site was threatened by development along the Harmony Corridor in Fort Collins. Constructed in 1877, Preston Farm was the last...
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...
The Moffat Road / Hill Route over Rollins Pass represents one of the most ambitious and consequential early twentieth-century rail alignments constructed across the Continental Divide in Colorado. Completed in 1904 under the direction of David H. Moffat, the line...
The Mid-Century Resources of Littleton Boulevard consist of a number of commercial buildings and building complexes, that can be found along the Littleton Boulevard corridor, south of Denver. While many building owners have embraced their mid-century buildings, a...
The Genesee Park Interchange in Jefferson County is a 1970 continuous steel box girder bridge carrying US 40 over I-70. Known as the “Picture Bridge,” it is significant as Colorado’s first continuous steel box girder bridge and a preservation-priority historic bridge.
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...