Tallest Building West of the Mississippi 1910-1914 - Denver, CO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 39° 44.883 W 104° 59.736
13S E 500376 N 4399793
This tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi from 1910 to 1914 and the tallest building in Denver from 1910 to 1957.
Waymark Code: WMC2ZE
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Located at 1060 14th Street, this tower is 21 stories (99 meters) and was modeled after the Campanile of St. Mark’s in Venice. It was designed by Frederick J. Sterner and George H. Williamson as part of the 1911 Daniels and Fisher dry goods store. The rest of the building was demolished around 1971..and the tower was converted into lofts and businesses in 1981.
See these Wikipedia articles about the building and it's height history: (visit link) and (visit link)

This tower is also listed on the national register of Historic Places: (visit link)
Type of documentation of superlative status: Wikipedia pages with footnotes from Skyscraperpage.com and Emporis

Location of coordinates: entrance

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