Joslin Dry Goods Company Building Explained

Joslin Dry Goods Company Building
Location:934 16th St.,
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates:39.7469°N -104.9944°W
Area:less than one acre
Built:1887/1927[1]
Architect:Frank E. Edbrooke
Architecture:Early Commercial, Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:August 14, 1997
Refnum:97000893
Designated Other1:Colorado
Designated Other1 Number:5DV.1913
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The Joslin Dry Goods Company Building (also known as the Tramp Building or the Joslin Building) is a historic building in downtown Denver, Colorado.

Description and history

Joslins Department Store began as Joslin Dry Goods Company[2] founded by John Jay Joslin in 1873; It was a direct competitor to The Denver Dry Goods Company which commenced operations in 1888. Joslin's Dry Goods later evolved into a department store and was purchased by Mercantile Stores, a Fairfield, Ohio-based department store conglomerate.

The building was designed by Denver architect Frank E. Edbrooke and renovated in 1902, 1927, and 1964. The company rebranded as Joslins following the 1964 remodel, which also significantly altered the building's exterior.

It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The building was redeveloped as a 177-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel shortly thereafter.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colorado State Register listings by county. History Colorado. 15 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130328154438/http://www.historycolorado.org/archaeologists/denver-city-county-f-k#node-798. 28 March 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Joslin Dry Goods Co. Mangled its Own Building – But Conversion to a Marriott Saved It . Adapt + Reuse . 4 May 2020.