Irving P. Andrews House, 2241 York St.

Irving P. Andrews was a prolific and talented trial attorney in Denver with a career spanning over four decades. He served as an ensign in the U.S. Navy before becoming the first African American graduate of both Colorado College and the University of Denver Law School. Andrews served on the legal team that won the landmark Brown V. Board of Education Supreme Court case, which struck down school segregation. In 1963he set up a law practice with U.S. District Judge John Kane. Andrews both lived in and practiced law out of his Denver home from the 1970s until his retirement. Even though he had an excellent reputation as an attorney, many office buildings would not rent him space n downtown Denver due to racial discrimination. Andrews was awarded the the Jonathan Olom Award, the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar’s highest honor, and the Anti-Defamation League’s Civil Rights Award.

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The home was protected by an individual landmark in the city of Denver to acknowledge its significant history, and Andrew’s many contributions.