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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.

The Lower Downtown Historic District

Barbara Gibson

Photography by Cynthia S. Herrick

Discover the fascinating stories behind LoDo's historic structures.

ISBN 0-914248-07-3 $8.95

CHESTER S. MOREY MERCANTILE BUILDING
1528 16th STREET
Architectural style: Twentieth-Century Commercial
Built: 1896
Cost: $75,000
Architects: Aaron Gove and Thomas F. Walsh

At completion, this building was said to be the most elegantly appointed "business house" in the West. This was typical of a time when warehousers wanted prestigious buildings as they often combined storage and production with showrooms and corporate offices. The Morey Mercantile Building was considered by many to be one of the jewels of "Warehouse Row," as Wynkoop Street was often called.

The second-story main entrance was built to connect to the now demolished 16th Street Viaduct.

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