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It was built in 1932, facing the ], at the west end of ], at 1437 Bannock Street, on land that had been home to the La Veta Place apartments, home to some of Denver's early high society members, including ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Louise Sneed Hill and Denver's "Sacred Thirty-Six" - Fairmount Cemetery |url=http://fairmount-cemetery.com/louise-sneed-hill-and-denvers-sacred-thirty-six/ |website=Fairmount Cemetery |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702211657/http://fairmount-cemetery.com/louise-sneed-hill-and-denvers-sacred-thirty-six/ |archivedate=2 July 2018 |date=23 April 2013}}</ref> It is ] in style. It was kept low in height to preserve the Capitol building's view of mountains.<ref name=nrhpdoc-CityAndCountyBuildingInHD>{{cite web |url={{NRHP url|id=74002348}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Civic Center Historic District |publisher=] |author=Barbara Norgren |author2=Cynthia Emrick |date=December 10, 1973 |access-date=October 22, 2022 }} Includes seven sketch maps. With {{NRHP url|id=74002348|photos=y|title=accompanying 68 photos, mostly from 1988, including aerial photo (#1, page 1 of PDF), view of City and County Building from east (#5, page 11), from southeast (#6, page 13), from east with statues (#13, page 25), from east closer up (#62, page 123)), detail (#63, page 125), from top of Capitol Building (#64, page 127).}} See also {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022071350/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84129195 |date=October 22, 2022 }}, with additional maps and correspondence, from ] ({{NationalArchivesNote}}).</ref> It was built in 1932, facing the ], at the west end of ], at 1437 Bannock Street, on land that had been home to the La Veta Place apartments, home to some of Denver's early high society members, including ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Louise Sneed Hill and Denver's "Sacred Thirty-Six" - Fairmount Cemetery |url=http://fairmount-cemetery.com/louise-sneed-hill-and-denvers-sacred-thirty-six/ |website=Fairmount Cemetery |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702211657/http://fairmount-cemetery.com/louise-sneed-hill-and-denvers-sacred-thirty-six/ |archivedate=2 July 2018 |date=23 April 2013}}</ref> It is ] in style. It was kept low in height to preserve the Capitol building's view of mountains.<ref name=nrhpdoc-CityAndCountyBuildingInHD>{{cite web |url={{NRHP url|id=74002348}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Civic Center Historic District |publisher=] |author=Barbara Norgren |author2=Cynthia Emrick |date=December 10, 1973 |access-date=October 22, 2022 }} Includes seven sketch maps. With {{NRHP url|id=74002348|photos=y|title=accompanying 68 photos, mostly from 1988, including aerial photo (#1, page 1 of PDF), view of City and County Building from east (#5, page 11), from southeast (#6, page 13), from east with statues (#13, page 25), from east closer up (#62, page 123)), detail (#63, page 125), from top of Capitol Building (#64, page 127).}} See also {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022071350/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84129195 |date=October 22, 2022 }}, with additional maps and correspondence, from ] ({{NationalArchivesNote}}).</ref>

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Historic church in Denver, Colorado

United States historic place
City and County Building
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
LocationDenver, Colorado
Part ofCivic Center Historic District (ID74002348)
Designated CPFebruary 27, 1974

Denver's City and County Building is a historic building in the Denver Civic Center, built to house Denver government bureaus.

It was built in 1932, facing the Colorado State Capitol, at the west end of Civic Center Park, at 1437 Bannock Street, on land that had been home to the La Veta Place apartments, home to some of Denver's early high society members, including Louise Sneed Hill. It is Greek Revival in style. It was kept low in height to preserve the Capitol building's view of mountains.

See also

References

  1. "Louise Sneed Hill and Denver's "Sacred Thirty-Six" - Fairmount Cemetery". Fairmount Cemetery. April 23, 2013. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018.
  2. Barbara Norgren; Cynthia Emrick (December 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Civic Center Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 22, 2022. Includes seven sketch maps. With accompanying 68 photos, mostly from 1988, including aerial photo (#1, page 1 of PDF), view of City and County Building from east (#5, page 11), from southeast (#6, page 13), from east with statues (#13, page 25), from east closer up (#62, page 123)), detail (#63, page 125), from top of Capitol Building (#64, page 127). See also text and photos available in one PDF Archived October 22, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, with additional maps and correspondence, from NARA (Downloading may be slow.).


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