Tag: Historic Landmark
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Historic restaurant The Fort to be sold to former Elitch Gardens, River Mile owner
The Fort, Colorado’s historic restaurant and full-scale replica of an adobe fur-trading fort, has been in family hands since its opening in 1963. Soon, it’ll have a new owner. The restaurant listed on the National Register of Historic Places announced Friday that current owner Holly Arnold Kinney entered a purchase agreement with Revesco Properties, the…
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Denver’s Livestock Exchange Building becomes historic landmark
Denver City Council designated the National Western Center’s 1916 Livestock Exchange building an official historic landmark, the National Western Center Authority announced in a release Tuesday. The building has played a significant role in Colorado’s agricultural history. It is made up of three connected wings, with the east being the oldest and most prominent. The…
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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 City Council to consider making Capitol Hill mansion a historic landmark
The Denver City Council will soon vote on whether to make a historic mansion in the Capitol Hill neighborhood a designated landmark after the council land use committee advanced the proposal Tuesday. The committee unanimously approved the proposal without comment, passing it on to the full council for a final vote and public hearing in…