Denver Landmarks & Historic Districts
Over the last few months you may have read the news articles about the proposed development of Larimer Square, Denver’s …
architecture
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Yule Marble
Did you know that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. are constructed of …
State Government Facilities Planning
What is the State of Colorado’s vision for the future of its buildings? Although sometimes overlooked, buildings are one of …
Time Machine Tuesday: Byers-Evans House Museum
Nestled between the looming structures of the Denver Art Museum is a hidden treasure, the Byers-Evans House Museum at 1310 …
Time Machine Tuesday: Creative Spaces
As housing prices go up and more and more people want to live in the city, the space available to …
Renovations at the Capitol
If you work or live near the State Capitol you have probably seen all of the scaffolding and construction work …
The Buildings of Auraria
The Auraria Higher Education Center (or Auraria Campus, as it is often known) is quite unique among Colorado’s college campuses. …
The Architecture of Jacques Benedict
In the first decades of the twentieth century, Victorian architectural styles gave way to newer styles including Beaux Arts and …
Denver’s Most Haunted House
The Croke-Patterson-Campbell Mansion, a turreted sandstone castle at 11th and Pennsylvania in Capitol Hill, is often considered to be the …
Georgetown’s Hotel de Paris
If you’re headed to the mountains this summer and are looking for some interesting history, stop in Georgetown — right …
Colorado’s Engineering Marvels
From bridges to dams to tunnels and beyond, Colorado has some fine examples of structural engineering. Awe-inspiring bridges such as …
The Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion
The Colorado governor’s mansion, officially named the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, is the “White House” of Colorado. It is …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Capitol Buildings
For those interested in Denver’s architecture, one of the treasures of our library collection is a 1940s publication entitled Colorado …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado in the 1893 World’s Fair
In 1892-93 Chicago was transformed into the “White City” for the dazzling World’s Columbian Exposition, also known as the World’s …
Campus Architecture
The Summer 2014 issue of Mines magazine features a story on the campus’s historic architecture, “Building History: Campus Structures Reveal …
Colorado’s Historic Highway Bridges
Not all of Colorado’s highway bridges are plain steel and concrete. Many road or highway bridges, both historic and more …
State Capitol Dome
The Capitol Dome is again being revealed as the scaffolding has been slowly removed over the past several months. So what …
Uncovering the Past at the Colorado State Capitol
Yesterday’s newspaper ran a story about original wall stenciling that has been uncovered in the House and Senate Chambers of the Colorado State …
Ralph Carr Judicial Center
The Ralph Carr Judicial Center at 2 E. 14th Ave. in Denver is officially open, with opening ceremonies featuring United States …
Colorado Architects
You may be familiar with some of the historic architecture in Colorado, but how much do you know about the …