National Register of Historic Places

Building at 1389 Stuart Street

Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Listed
July 18, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
82002287

About this property

The Bliss House in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, is a Queen Anne-style house built in 1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as Building at 1389 Stuart Street. It is a two-and-a-half-story house designed by architects Lang & Pugh with exterior mostly covered by fishscale shingles. It has been described as "basically Queen Anne in style but with great originality of detail.... The design is complex with a combination of bays, unusual windows and a dramatic multi-planed roofline." It was home of Dr. Gerald Bliss and his second wife "for all of their married life, both dying in 1945. Dr. Bliss was a Civil War veteran and had been a member of the honor guard over Lincoln's casket. He had gone to South Dakota where he practiced medicine for many years before retiring and moving to Colorado. He lived nearly fifty years after his retirement and was 99 years old when he died." The house is a Denver Landmark. It is one of a cluster of six houses designed by Lang, five of which are surviving, that illustrate his architectural creativity.

Location

1389 Stuart St.
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
39.73817, -105.04314

Categories

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Sources

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When was Building at 1389 Stuart Street listed on the National Register?

Building at 1389 Stuart Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1982.

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Building at 1389 Stuart Street is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Building at 1389 Stuart Street is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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