Brown Palace Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Brown Palace Hotel

Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Listed
April 27, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000157

About this property

The Brown Palace Hotel , now The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection , is a historic hotel in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the second-longest operating hotel in Denver. It is one of the first atrium-style hotels ever built. It is now operated by Highgate Hotels and Resorts, and joined Marriott's Autograph Collection Hotels in 2012. The hotel is located at 321 17th Street between 17th Street, Broadway and Tremont Place in downtown Denver behind the Republic Plaza.

Location

17th St. and Tremont Pl.
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
39.74412, -104.98770

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 70000157. It was listed on April 27, 1970.

Categories

ENGINEERINGARCHITECTUREETHNIC HERITAGE-ASIAN
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Denver City Massacres
1864Frontier
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Denver — Soapy Smith Expelled by Citizens Committee
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0.4 mi
First Denver Vigilante Hanging — John Stoefel
1860Frontier
0.4 mi
Battle of Cherry Creek (Cheyenne Raid 1865)
1865Indian Wars
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Brown Palace Hotel listed on the National Register?

Brown Palace Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Brown Palace Hotel?

Brown Palace Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Brown Palace Hotel?

The period of significance for Brown Palace Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.

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