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Key Historic Buildings to be Preserved Preservation work is underway at Loretto Heights within the broader redevelopment project, following a multi-year public planning process. The Administration Building and connected chapel, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, are now protected by an easement donated to Historic Denver by the owner. Pancratia Hall…

Celebrating the Life & Work of John Henderson John Henderson was the first licensed African American architect in the state of Colorado. He worked on many institutional buildings in the City and County of Denver, but he was most proud of his family home in the Skyland/City Park North neighborhood, which he designed himself in…

Denver’s Meatpacking and Agricultural Legacy The longtime site of the National Western Stock Show in north Denver is being redeveloped into the new National Western Center. While the project is bringing new and modern buildings to house the Stock Show and other year-round activities, the site features historic buildings and assets dating back as early…

During the summer of 2015 the community learned of plans for a new development on the western side of the 1600 block of Pearl Street. The site, largely made up of parking lots, was also home to four buildings, among them the storefront structures at the corner of 17th & Pearl, which in recent years…

City Park Master Plan Update & Design Guidelines May 30, 2017 5 to 7 pm City Park Pavilion In July 2014 Historic Denver convened a group of community stakeholders, including Parks & Recreation, to talk about City Park, and to explore questions about what the park’s past means for its future. After several months of…

In 2017, Historic Denver learned of plans to demolish the building on the southwest corner of Colfax and Downing Street. The 1930s building is best known for having been the long-time home of Smiley’s Laundromat, a staple for Capitol Hill residents for more than 30 years. During the city’s efforts to create Main Street zoning,…