Tag: Historic Denver
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Capitol Hill mansion designated as historical landmark
A historic mansion in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was designated as the city’s newest landmark Monday following an unanimous City Council vote. The mansion at 555 E. Eighth Ave. will now be preserved and protected from demolition and significant change. The mansion was built in 1898 and is the oldest surviving structure on the block…
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Denver council to vote on expanding historic district to include Congress Park neighborhood
The Denver City Council is considering a proposal to expand the East Seventh Avenue Historic District to include 19 properties within the Congress Park neighborhood. The council’s land use committee unanimously advanced the proposal Tuesday, passing it on to the full council for two final votes in the coming weeks. If passed, the expanded historic…
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Longtime Denver developer Charlie Woolley not slowing down
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longtime Denver developer Charlie Woolley may be getting a lifetime achievement award, but he’s not slowing down. The founder of St. Charles Town Company has become known for his crafty adaptive re-use projects with landmark buildings and an eye toward affordable housing. In fact, Woolley…
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Iconic downtown Denver Sports Castle building sold, developer has renovation plans
The Denver Sports Castle building at 10th Avenue and Broadway, after enduring years sitting vacant and a fair amount of abuse from protesters in 2020, has sold. Tom McLagan, executive chairman of Hyder Construction Inc. of Denver, bought the 45,330-square-foot building and plans to renovate it and seek National Register of Historic Places status. The…
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Denverites recommend La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood as historic cultural district
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Denver’s oldest residential neighborhoods and the site of extensive Chicano history, the La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood, might become historically designated. Last month, residents in partnership with Historic Denver submitted an application to…