Denver City and County Building explained

City and County Building
Nrhp Type:	cp
Designated Nrhp Type:	February 27, 1974
Partof Refnum:	74002348
Partof:	Civic Center Historic District
Location:	Denver, Colorado

Denver's City and County Building is a historic building in the Denver Civic Center, in the Civic Center Historic District, built to house Denver government bureaus.

It was built in 1932, facing the Colorado State Capitol, at the west end of Civic Center Park, at 1437 Bannock Street, on land that had been home to the La Veta Place apartments, home to some of Denver's early high society members, including Louise Sneed Hill.^[1] It is Greek Revival in style. It was kept low in height to preserve the Capitol building's view of mountains.^[2]

See also

• History of the government of Denver, Colorado

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louise Sneed Hill and Denver's "Sacred Thirty-Six" - Fairmount Cemetery . Fairmount Cemetery . https://web.archive.org/web/20180702211657/http://fairmount-cemetery.com/louise-sneed-hill-and-denvers-sacred-thirty-six/ . 2 July 2018 . 23 April 2013.
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 .