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We celebrated the life of our former walking tour guide, friend and Denver historian Joe Sokolowski last Sunday at the Wings Over the Rockies. In celebration of his many accomplishments, here is a memoriam article that originally appeared in Historic Denver News. In Memoriam: Joe Sokolowski By Leah M. Charney, Historic Denver News Managing Editor…

Historic Denver has named Andrea Burns interim president and CEO. A Denver-based communications consultant, Burns has a background in managing communications on historic preservation, city planning, real estate and redevelopment. Her experience includes serving as communications director for Denver Community Planning and Development and the city’s landmark preservation office, and as the National Western Center’s…

West Denver neighbors exploring potential historic district focused on Jewish history, culture In 2021, a handful of residents from Denver’s West Side began exploring the possibility of applying to the city designation of a local historic district that would reflect and preserve the cultural history of Jewish immigrants in the area. The residents partnered with…

UPDATE: Denver City Council declined to designate Crowther House as a landmark on Dec. 12, 2023. The property owner opposed designation and plans to demolish the building and redevelop the site. The Crowther House from Historic Denver Guide The Mid-Century Modern House in Denver, photography by Kathleen Roach Community Landmark Application Headed to the City…

Annual Dinner & Awards program to honor historic buildings that preserve culture, affordability and sustainability Join us Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Brown Palace Hotel to celebrate these inspirational projects and preservationists Historic Denver, Inc. announced the recipients of its annual awards for projects and people preserving key historic buildings in Denver. This year’s preservation…

This is a press release by Urban Cowboy written in conjunction with GBX Group and Historic Denver. Urban Cowboy Heads West: Owners Lyon Porter and Jersey Banks to Open Outpost of Boutique Hotel in Denver The George Schleier Mansion in 2021 A historic Downtown Mansion will play host to the lodge and signature Public House…

Preserving & Protecting a Legacy- the former Emily Griffith Opportunity School For 100 years the buildings at 12th & Welton Street were home to the Emily Griffith Opportunity School- the influential and pioneering legacy of an educator determined to create opportunity for all Denverites. When the Emily Griffith programs, both secondary and the technical college,…

Concerning Changes to the 16th Street Mall Opened in 1982, the 16th Street Mall is among the most iconic places in Denver, recognized for its high quality design, enduring materials, and value as a civic space. Officially recognized as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to the exceptional caliber of its design…

Denver’s First Historic Cultural District to Honor the Chicano/a Movement On August 2, 2021, Denver City Council designated the La Alma Lincoln Park Historic Cultural District, recognizing the historic and cultural significance of the neighborhood in Denver’s Chicano movement. https://youtu.be/hD0qaCXpzdU Why It Matters La Alma Lincoln Park is not only one of Denver’s oldest residential…

East 7th Avenue- Steele Street Extension Protects Judge Raymond Jones Home As the pandemic raged in 2020 and 2021 residents of the 600 and 700 blocks of Steele Street talked on Zoom, on porches, and on-line about pursuing a small historic district designation, just two blocks long and immediately adjacent to the existing East 7th…

The Effort to Save one of Park Hill’s Oldest Homes In April 2022, Denver City Council unanimously made the 1889 Queen Anne house at 3435 Albion St. a local landmark, protecting it from demolition. The designation followed a year of uncertainty for the building, known as the Robinson House, during which Historic Denver helped to…

On March 25th, 2021 Historic Denver’s board and staff came together for a special session dedicated to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access. The meeting was the culmination of six months of work by a board task force convened to dive deeper into this work, its intersection with historic preservation and historical interpretation, and to make…