Moorish Revival House By Gonzales Brothers, 1585 Glencoe St.

The home at 1585 was built in 1938 by Jose and Ramon Gonzalez, brothers that served as the designers and contractors for the unusual home. The Gonzales brothers studied printing, photography, industrial art, and architecture at the City College in Chihuahua, Mexico. They were members of the same Gonzales family that owned and operated the Casa Mayan restaurant at 1080 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, which became an important artistic and cultural hub in Denver for the Chicano community in the 1940s through the early 1970s. Casa Mayan would eventually close when the family was displaced by the Auraria Higher Education Campus, but the legacy of the Gonzalez brothers lives on in their community impact, artwork and architecture This home is a perfect example. Borrowing from both Moorish and Spanish influences, they created a one of a kind house that features a parapet, stucco walls, Moorish windows, terra cotta surrounds and elaborate features all around the exterior This is a rare example of this style of architecture on a residential structure in Denver.