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Public Service Building - Denver, Colorado

in U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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13S E 500390 N 4399534

Brightest survivor of "City of Lights" era, with 13,000 lightbulbs that continue to illuminate the exterior at night.

From the Colorado Historic Society: (visit link)

The 1910 ten-story Sullivanesque style building was designed by prominent Denver architect Harry W.J. Edbrooke for the Denver Gas and Electric Company, reportedly as a promotional tool. The somewhat fanciful structure, considered by many to be Denver’s grandest illuminated building, is distinguished by its terra cotta cladding and the 13,000 electric light bulbs that form geometric patterns around and between the primarily double hung windows. The tall, arched windows at the tenth-story level appear to form an arcade beneath the prominent flared cornice.

Street address: 910 15th St Denver, CO USA 80202 County / Borough / Parish: Denver County Year listed: 1978 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade: Business Current function: Commerce/Trade: Business Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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