Category Archives: History

Historic Denver & Colorado Preservation Inc. Issue Joint Letter on Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Station Shelters

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Historic Denver and Colorado Preservation Inc. oppose the suggestion that there are no adverse effects to the historic character of the Colfax Corridor by the proposed BRT station shelter design. We urge the Federal Transit Administration, City and County of Denver, and the project team to revise the station shelter design to create a product that is sympathetic to the surrounding context and mitigates the potential adverse effects to the Colfax … Continue reading →

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The home of Colorado’s first Black appellate judge is part of a historic landmark

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By Anthony Cotton CPR News February 2, 2022 The steps leading up to the front porch at 780 Steele Street in Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood are an intricate maze of geometric shapes: blocks and wedges, twisting and rising from the street up to the front porch. Pretty to look at, but torturous to shovel. “The bane of my existence,” Raymond Jones II said. But eventually, winter’s agony melted into summer … Continue reading →

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Seventh Avenue Historic District-Steele Street Extension

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A bill for an ordinance designating the East Seventh Avenue Historic District-Steele Street Extension as a district for preservation. Approves the designation of the East Seventh Avenue Historic District-Steele Street Extension as a district for preservation, which includes 19 primary structures on the east side of the 600 and 700 blocks of North Steele Street in Council District 10. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 11-30-21. … Continue reading →

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Landmark Preservation Commission Meeting Steele St Extension 7th Ave Historic District

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On February 17 2021 Congress Park Neighbors presented the proposed application  at their meeting New Historic District November 2, 2021 Meeting The Landmark Preservation Commission will host this meeting virtually. All linked documents are in PDF format. If you use assistive technology and have trouble accessing the content in any of these documents, please email landmark@denvergov.org. Public Hearing East Seventh Ave Historic District – Steele St. Extension  – Staff Brief(PDF, 1MB) , Application(PDF, 1MB) , Individual … Continue reading →

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The “Stahl House” in Congress Park becomes Denver’s newest landmark

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NEWS for RELEASE January 11, 2021:   DENVER – After a public hearing tonight, Denver City Council voted to designate the property located at 1272 Columbine St., otherwise known as the Stahl House, as a new landmark in Denver. The Stahl House was built in 1889 and is 132 years old. John Seward Stahl, a well-known Denverite and an influential business leader with a robust commitment to civic life, moved … Continue reading →

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