Byers–Evans House Explained

Byers–Evans House
Nrhp Type:cp
Partof:Civic Center Historic District
Designated Nrhp Type:February 27, 1974
Partof Refnum:74002348
Location:1310 Bannock St., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates:39.7372°N -104.9894°W
Built:1880
Architecture:Late Victorian, Victorian Eclectic
Added:August 25, 1970
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:70000158

The Byers–Evans House is a historic house museum in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is the home of History Colorado's Center for Colorado Women's History. It has also been known as Evans House and is a Denver Landmark under that name.[1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in the Civic Center Historic District.[2]

History

The Byers–Evans house was built in 1883 by William Byers, the founder of the Rocky Mountain News and was sold to William Gray Evans in 1889.[3] It is an Italianate style house which had several additions made to it over the years. William Evans lived in the home with his wife Cornelia Lunt Gray and their four children, John, Josephine, Margaret and Katharine.[4] William's mother, Margaret Patten Gray Evans, former first lady of Colorado, moved into the home in 1900 with her unmarried daughter, Anne Evans. Members of the Evans family continued to live in the home until 1981.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

It was listed again on the National Register in 1974 as a contributing building within the Civic Center Historic District.[5] [6]

The house was donated to History Colorado in 1981,[7] along with the entire contents of the house. The house has been restored to the 1912–1924 period and includes approximately 90% of the original furniture, glassware, china, and other household items belonging to the Evans family.[8]

Center for Colorado Women's History

The Center for Colorado Women's History is located in Denver, Colorado, at 1310 Bannock St, directly behind the Denver Art Museum. The Center focuses on scholarship, research, lectures, tours and exhibits that expand the understanding and collective memory of the history of women in Colorado. Guided house tours are offered; the museum may not be viewed by self-guided tour. The museum is administered by History Colorado.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.denvergov.org/content/dam/denvergov/Portals/646/documents/landmark/Individual_Landmarks_in_Denver.1.27.2020.pdf Denver's list of individual landmarks
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74002348}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Civic Center Historic District ]. . Barbara Norgren . Cynthia Emrick . December 10, 1973 . October 22, 2022 . Includes seven sketch maps. With See also text and photos available in one PDF, with additional maps and correspondence, from NARA .
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=70000158}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Byers–Evans Home]. Robert Fink. December 23, 2015. PDF. March 10, 1970. National Park Service. .
  4. Web site: History of the House. History Colorado. December 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104400/http://www.historycolorado.org/museums/history-house. December 24, 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74002348}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Civic Center Historic District ]. National Park Service. Barbara Norgren . Cynthia Emrick . December 10, 1973 . October 22, 2022. With
  6. none . National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Civic Center Historic District . . Barbara Norgren . Cynthia Emrick . December 10, 1973 . October 22, 2022 . October 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022071350/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84129195 . dead . Includes __ photos.
  7. Book: Noel. Thomas J.. Guide to Colorado Historic Places: Sites Supported by the Colorado Historical Society's State Historical Fund. 2007. Big Earth Publishing.
  8. Byers–Evans Volunteer Handbook
  9. Web site: Center for Colorado Women's History. February 28, 2022. History Colorado. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905233620/http://www.historycolorado.org/museums/byers-evans-house-museum#. 2017-09-05. dead.