Building History Research
If you’re the proud owner of a historic property, or if there’s a particular building…
buildings
Is Your House on Shaky Ground?
Ground subsidence problems are very real in Colorado. Whether from naturally occurring elements in the…
Time Machine Tuesday: Postcards from Southwestern Colorado
Bird’s-eye view of Durango, circa 1907-1914. In today’s world of social media and instant communication,…
Denver Landmarks & Historic Districts
Over the last few months you may have read the news articles about the proposed…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Yule Marble
Lincoln Memorial. Did you know that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Lincoln…
State Government Facilities Planning
What is the State of Colorado’s vision for the future of its buildings? Although sometimes…
Time Machine Tuesday: Byers-Evans House Museum
Nestled between the looming structures of the Denver Art Museum is a hidden treasure, the…
CSU's National Western Center
Last week was the groundbreaking for the new National Western Center, a major project to…
The Buildings of Auraria
The Auraria Higher Education Center (or Auraria Campus, as it is often known) is quite…
The Architecture of Jacques Benedict
In the first decades of the twentieth century, Victorian architectural styles gave way to newer…
Time Machine Tuesday: Bent's Fort
If you’re looking for a fun and educational place to take your kids this summer,…
Main Street Revitalization Act
In 2014 the Colorado Legislature passed HB14-1311, the “Colorado Job Creation and Main Street Revitalization…
Denver's Most Haunted House
The Croke-Patterson-Campbell Mansion, a turreted sandstone castle at 11th and Pennsylvania in Capitol Hill, is…
Georgetown's Hotel de Paris
If you’re headed to the mountains this summer and are looking for some interesting history,…
May is Building Safety Month
Governor Hickenlooper has declared May, 2016 as Colorado Building Safety Month. This month brings recognition…
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…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Capitol Buildings
For those interested in Denver’s architecture, one of the treasures of our library collection is…
Time Machine Tuesday: Urban Renewal in Colorado
This is still a timely topic, as HB15-1348 has been passed by the Legislature (it…
Campus Architecture
The Summer 2014 issue of Mines magazine features a story on the campus’s historic architecture,…
Mold in the Home
With the recent rainy weather, it is prudent to be aware of the possibility of…
State Capitol Dome
The Capitol Dome is again being revealed as the scaffolding has been slowly removed over…