Colorado State Capitol

Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′06″W / 39.7392321°N 104.9848677°W / 39.7392321; -104.9848677 (Colorado State Capitol)
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Colorado State Capitol
Contributing Property
Civic Center Historic District (ID74002348
)
Significant dates
Designated NHLDCPOctober 16, 2012
Designated CPFebruary 27, 1974
The statue The Closing of an Era at the Colorado capitol.[1]

The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in

Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, and the Colorado State Treasurer
.

History

The building is intentionally reminiscent of the

Civic Center area. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Civic Center Historic District in 1974,[2][3][4] and became part of the Denver Civic Center National Historic Landmark District in 2012.[5]

A major safety upgrade project, funded by the Colorado State Historical Fund, was started in 2001 and completed in 2009.[6] The design by Fentress Architects added modern safety features, like enclosed stair towers, that blended in with the original architecture.[7] The Colorado Capitol Building is featured on many of Denver's architectural tours.[8][9]

Building

Serving as the beginning of the Capitol Hill district, the historic building sits slightly higher than the rest of downtown Denver. The main entrance hall is open 180 feet (55 m) to the top of the dome, about the height of an 18-story building. Additionally, the official elevation of Denver is measured outside the west entrance to the building, where the fifteenth step is engraved with the words "One Mile Above Sea Level". From this step, at 5,280 feet (1,609 m), the sun can be seen setting behind the Rocky Mountains. A second mile high marker was set in the 18th step in 1969 when Colorado State University students resurveyed the elevation. In 2003, a more accurate measurement was made with modern means, and the 13th step was identified as being one mile (1.6 km) high, where a 3rd marker was installed.[10]

Materials

The

Molly Brown.[11][12]

Many of the windows are made of

John Whitfield Bunn network of corporations.[15]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Closing Era statue". Public Art Around the World. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Barbara Norgren; Cynthia Emrick (December 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Civic Center" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Barbara Norgren; Cynthia Emrick (December 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Civic Center Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 22, 2022. With accompanying 51 photos from __
  4. NARA. Archived from the original
    on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022. Includes __ photos. (Downloading may be slow.)
  5. ^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 10/22/12 through 10/27/12". National Park Service. November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  6. ^ History Colorado Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Coloradohistory-oahp.org. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  7. ^ Fentress completes work on Capitol's safety project - Denver Business Journal. Bizjournals.com (2009-02-01). Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  8. ^ "Denver Architectural Scavenger Hunt". letsroam.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Rocky Mountain Cultural Tour=2020-01-14".
  10. ^ "Mile High Marker". 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  11. ISBN 9780870817908
    .
  12. ^ "Archives |". Colorado.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  13. ^ Joella Baumann (August 1, 2019). "A Gallery Complete: Portrait Of President Donald Trump Now Hangs In The State Capitol". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Archives |". colorado.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  15. ^ William Douglas Richardson was the father of Jacob Bunn's daughter-in-law.

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