Arapahoe Acres

	Arapahoe Acres
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
	International and Usonian
NRHP reference No.	98001249
CSRHP No.	5AH.1434
Added to NRHP	November 3, 1998

Arapahoe Acres is a neighborhood bounded by East Bates, East Dartmouth Avenues, South Marion, South Franklin Streets in Englewood, Colorado. Built from 1949 to 1957 it provides examples of new patterns developed for residential neighborhoods after World War II.^[2]

History

International Style architecture. Architects Eugene Sternberg and Joseph Dion also designed houses for Arapahoe Acres.^[3]

Hawkins was accepted by a national program developed by the

model home was sold for more than $11,500 agreed upon between Hawkins and Sternberg, Sternberg ended the collaborative effort and Hawkins designed all but about 20 houses for the development. Sternberg favored the International Style. Hawkins designed about 70 larger houses in the Usonian style of Frank Lloyd Wright, using natural stone, wood sunscreens and louvers, and glass as a design element. Construction was completed in 1957.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Diane Wray (November 3, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arapahoe Acres". National Park Service. Retrieved June 25, 2018. With accompanying 31 photos from 1997
^ "Arapahoe Acres". History Colorado. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Diane Wray (September 16, 2006). "Hawkins, Edward B. - Builders of Colorado Biographical Sketch" (PDF). History Colorado. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Diane Wray (November 3, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arapahoe Acres". National Park Service. Retrieved June 25, 2018. With accompanying 31 photos from 1997

[3] "Arapahoe Acres". History Colorado. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[HC-4] Diane Wray (September 16, 2006). "Hawkins, Edward B. - Builders of Colorado Biographical Sketch" (PDF). History Colorado. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

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