The Baker Historic District
Title | The Baker Historic District PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy L. Widmann |
Publisher | Historic Denver Guides |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 1999-01-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780914248224 |
The Baker Historic District
Title | The Baker Historic District PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy L. Widmann |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
Baker Historic Neighborhood Celebration Walking Tour, Saturday, May 7, 1988
Title | Baker Historic Neighborhood Celebration Walking Tour, Saturday, May 7, 1988 PDF eBook |
Author | Organized Baker Residents, Inc |
Publisher | |
Pages | 7 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Baker neighborhood (Denver, Colo.). |
ISBN |
Denver Landmarks and Historic Districts
Title | Denver Landmarks and Historic Districts PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas J. Noel |
Publisher | University Press of Colorado |
Pages | 702 |
Release | 2016-06-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1607324229 |
A Timberline Book Denver Landmarks and Historic Districts, Second Edition is the newest, most thorough guide to Denver’s 51 historic districts and more than 331 individually landmarked properties. This lavishly illustrated volume celebrates Denver’s oldest banks, churches, clubs, hotels, libraries, schools, restaurants, mansions, and show homes. Denver is unusually fortunate to retain much of its significant architectural heritage. The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission (1967), Historic Denver, Inc. (1970), Colorado Preservation, Inc. (1984), and History Colorado (1879) have all worked to identify and preserve Denver buildings notable for architectural, geographical, or historical significance. Since the 1970s, Denver has designated more landmarks than any other US city of comparable size. Many of these landmarks, both well-known and obscure, are open to the public. These landmarks and districts have helped make Denver one of the healthiest and most attractive core cities in the United States, transforming what was once Skid Row into the Lower Downtown Historic District of million-dollar lofts and $7 craft beers. Entries include the Daniels & Fisher Tower, the Brown Palace Hotel, Red Rocks Outdoor Amphitheatre, Elitch Theatre, Fire Station No. 7, the Richthofen Castle, the Washington Park Boathouse and Pavilion, and the Capitol Hill, Five Points, and Highlands historic districts. Denver Landmarks and Historic Districts highlights the many officially designated buildings and neighborhoods of note. This crisply written guide serves as a great starting point for rubbernecking around Denver, whether by motor vehicle, by bicycle, or afoot.
Historic Baker City, Oregon
Title | Historic Baker City, Oregon PDF eBook |
Author | Baker County Friends of the Library |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738520704 |
To reach points of commerce for gold assaying or buying supplies, miners from the gold mining boom town of Auburn followed the Oregon Trail east or north. Where the pioneers entered Baker Valley from the gold fields, Baker City sprang up as the county seat of Baker County, named after Colonel Edward Baker, a senator from Oregon. For many years following its birth in 1864, Baker City was the largest town between Salt Lake City and Portland. It was a bustling depot for both stagecoach and rail travel. Gathered in this volume are over 200 photographs focusing on the historic past of Baker City, as well as the restored Victorian charm of its Main Street. From Baker City's colorful early days, images capture the grand hotel, opera house, lively saloon district, Chinese settlement, and people and industries of the area. This photographic history brings to life the past and present places and events of Baker City and Baker County.
National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1994
Title | National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1994 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 960 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Historic buildings |
ISBN | 9780891332541 |
Lists buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historical significance as defined by the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, in every state.
Denver Landmarks & Historic Districts
Title | Denver Landmarks & Historic Districts PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Jacob Noel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Conceived in gold lust and born in the middle of nowhere on a cold autumn day, Denver grew up on mining booms and busts. Building their city rapidly and recklessly, Denverites tore down 'old-fashioned buildings' to construct their own grand new monuments. Not until the 1960s did the people of Denver, alarmed by wholesale urban-renewal demolitions and a new building boom, convince the mayor and city council to form the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission to identify and preserve the most important landmarks. To date, more than 250 landmarks and 28 historic districts have been preserved. Denver Landmarks and Historic Districts is the only volume of its kind to celebrate Denver's finest antique homes, churches, clubs, saloons, hotels, libraries, schools, restaurants, and banks -- many of which are open to the public. Here is the story of the Daniels and Fisher Tower, Elitch's Theatre, Denver's best city parks, the Denver Press Club, the Denver Athletic Club, notorious houses of ill repute, a tiny Five Points black mortuary that became a Hispanic pool hall, and much more. A brief history of Denver introduces readers to building types, materials, and styles and architects, showing how buildings reflect various ethnic and economic groups. An overview of the preservation movement covers the history of the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission and local preservation battles.