Public Service Building - Denver, Colorado
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Big B Bob
Assisted by: Groundspeak Regular Member boB B giB
N 39° 44.743 W 104° 59.727
13S E 500390 N 4399534
Brightest survivor of "City of Lights" era, with 13,000 lightbulbs that continue to illuminate the exterior at night.
Waymark Code: WM8MEW
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
Views: 6
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 Public Service Building - Denver, Colorado - posted by boB B giB

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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