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Historic Denver Guides
This series of books immerses readers in the rich history of Denver's buildings and neighborhoods, and gives them the tools to explore the city through entertaining walking tours.

Historic Cheesman Park Neighborhood

Annette L. Student

Photography by Jeff Padrick

Take a walk back through history in one of Denver's oldest neighborhoods.

ISBN 0-914248-21-9 $9.95

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828 HUMBOLDT STREET
Architectural style: Denver Square
Built: 1909
Cost: $6,000
Architects: Berresen Brothers

Realtor Richard LeBert built this house on property purchased by his wife, Louise. Over the years, he was a justice of the peace, county clerk and recorder, U.S. Surveyor general, and U.S. consul to Ghent, Belgium. The couple lived here nine years before selling the house to pioneer Colorado rancher William A. Braiden, a founder of the American National Cattlemen's Association.

This simple, boxy, symmetrical structure with its centered dormer and full porch is a good example of the Denver Square.

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