The Crawford Building, 1439 Larimer #26
Dana Crawford Building, 1437-1439 Larimer Street The Second Empire Style building sporting the Larimer Square founder’s name is located at 1439 Larimer. The Crawford building, sitting mid-block on the northeast … Continue reading
The Frontenac Building, 1431-33 Larimer, #25
1431-1433 Larimer Street, Frontenac Hotel Leather is one of man’s most versatile material. Denver Leather Company occupied the bottom floor of the Frontenac building in 1923. It advertised “wholesale leather … Continue reading
1429 Larimer Street, #24 Looms Building
1429 Larimer Street, Looms Building Here is a bird’s eye view of 1429 Larimer (Small yellow building with three windows and awning). Before this building there was single story building that … Continue reading
1460 Larimer Street, the Granite Building, #23
The Clayton / Granite Building 1460 Larimer & 1228 15th Street Denver’s downtown came of age 1880 when Horace Tabor built the Tabor Block. It began to move the center … Continue reading
1442-1450 Larimer Street, #22, Noel Building
1442-1450 Larimer Street The three lots next to the Buerger building were empty when Larimer Square was organized. Then, the lower level patio of the Bratskeller was built next to … Continue reading
Larimer Street #21, Buerger Bros. Building
Buerger Block Building, 1436-1440 Larimer & Keep Building The Buerger brothers were in the barber supply business. They manufactured creams, tonics and perfumes. Later, they sold barber furniture, repaired barber … Continue reading
When Barnum Comes to Denver…
Here is an ad from the August 3, 1880 Denver Tribune for Barnum when he came to Denver. He bought some land south west of downtown and that neighborhood is … Continue reading
Larimer Street, #20, The Sussex Building
SUSSEX BUILDING, 1426-1430 Larimer St Located in mid-block on the south-west side of Larimer Street, the Sussex Building was built in 1880. This was the same year as the Tabor … Continue reading
Larimer Street #19, The Wootten Building
The Wootten Building, 1416-22 The Wootten Building on Larimer Street is named for Rike D. Wootten, the banker who helped finance Larimer Square. It is not named for “Uncle” Dick … Continue reading
1408 Larimer Street, #18
Barnum Building, 1408 Larimer Street This location on Larimer Street was numbered 340 under the old address system. Before Colorado became a state it was the location for the Colorado … Continue reading
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