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Author: James Bretz
Publisher: Pruett Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780871089373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn James Bretz's Mansions of Denver, the charm and history of Denver's architectural past is carefully and beautifully drawn. His book provides readers with insight into the city's youth. But it is also a lament - an homage to a time when architectural originality prevailed.
Author: Ann Alexander Leggett
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011-01-09
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 1625841108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStep into this nineteenth-century Colorado landmark and discover its paranormal history . . . Photos included! An ominous air hangs about Capitol Hill’s historic Croke-Patterson Mansion. Rumors of spirits and strange events have cast a shadow across its elegant Gilded Age facade. The lonely halls are haunted with stories of a doctor’s wife who committed suicide and the ghostly figure of a young woman who appears to visitors. Tenants of the building have also claimed to hear the cries of children, and dark specters in the basement prevent even the hardiest souls from staying for too long. In this fascinating book, authors Ann Alexander Leggett and Jordan Alexander Leggett explore the mysteries that have plagued this Denver mansion for over a century.
Author: Amy B. Zimmer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467130583
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImages of America: Denver's Historic Homes provides a mere introduction into the myriad of architectural styles and the unique blending of cultures that have made the Rocky Mountain region so remarkable, from the city's inception as a mining claim to what it has become today. From itinerantly used sod and log homes to mansions that rivaled the grandest of their period, Denver's eclectic gathering of early residents produced a landscape of architectural monuments that attest to the people's needs, desires, values, and occasional eccentricities.
Author: Edith Eudora Kohl
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Published: 1957
Total Pages: 284
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Jacob Noel
Publisher: Historic Denver, Incorporated
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780914248330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Historic Denver Guides series immerses readers in the rich history of Denver's buildings and neighborhoods, exploring the city through entertaining tours. The Park Hill Neighborhood guide walks you through one of Denvere's most elegant neighborhoods.
Author: James Bretz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738580463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn spite of its relentless reputation as a "cow town," Denver has grown from a dusty prairie burg into a thriving metropolis nestled against the foothills of the great Rocky Mountains. Gold brought the area's first settlers in the 1850s, and mining camps sprouted up along the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. The first rudimentary structures of canvas, mud, and logs were soon replaced with sturdy buildings made of brick, stone, and wood, in what is now affectionately referred to as "Lodo" or the lower downtown district. City growth worked its way uptown and to the east from this neighborhood of houses, hotels, shops, and commercial buildings, eventually encompassing Capitol Hill. Many well-known people worked and lived in downtown Denver and Capitol Hill, including the infamous Margaret "Molly" Brown of Titanic fame, railroad man David Moffat, merchant prince Charles Boettcher, druggist-turned-entrepreneur Walter Scott Cheesman, and Denver's notorious lovers, Horace Tabor and his wife "Baby Doe."
Author: Michael Norman
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2007-09-18
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780765319678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains over seventy tales of ghostly hauntings from each of the fifty United States and Canada.
Author: Jack Stokes Ballard
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780738575827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor most Colorado citizens, Fort Logan usually brings to mind the large national cemetery of the same name. Often unrealized is that nearby, there are fine, substantial brick buildings that mark the remains of a once-bustling military post. Fort Logan began in 1887 and became a part of the US Army's new network of urban-type forts with strategic rail links. Located in the beginning about eight miles southwest of Denver, it variously housed important infantry, cavalry, and engineer units and later served as a key recruit and discharge center. It also once attracted Denverites to elaborate parade ceremonies, stirring band concerts, and competitive athletic events. After World War II, it became property of the State of Colorado and today is the site of the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan.
Author: Mark A. Barnhouse
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-10-11
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 1439673942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom its 1858 birth, the Mile High City has undergone continuous change, with each successive generation putting its stamp on Denver's architectural character. Along the way, landmarks initially considered first class were later deemed disposable by those who had different visions of what Denver should be. Beloved buildings like the Tabor Grand Opera House, the Windsor Hotel and the Republic Building vanished. Historian Mark A. Barnhouse revisits these lost treasures along with the lesser known and rarely explored, including an apartment building dubbed "Denver's Bohemia," the humble abode of one of the early twentieth century's most successful novelists and the opulent mansion of a man who gave Denver three consecutive baseball championships.
Author: Shelby Carr
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1467146498
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