National Register of Historic Places

Cornwall Apartments

Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Listed
October 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000550

About this property

The Cornwall Apartments is a building on the National Register of Historic Places in the Capitol Hill section of Denver, Colorado. The apartments were designed by Denver architect Walter Rice in a Mexican colonial style that capturing a cosmopolitan spirit and gaiety in the unusual architectural elements for 1900, such as its balustrades, mouldings, and varied balconies. Reed made most of the terra cotta trim himself. It may have been the first building of a Spanish-derived architectural style. Other houses of the time were generally of Victorian and European architectural styles. Other architects and designers found that the Spanish style is more appropriate for Colorado's climate. The three-storied building has 21 apartments, a roof garden and full basement. A former ballroom has been in the north tower has repurposed as a penthouse apartment. The other towers were used as "summer gardens". In 1901, the building was described as "the handsomest structure on the Hill" by the Rocky Mountain News. The building's first owner, William T. Cornwall, was a Denver Fire Clay Company executive and a local real estate developer. The building is now condominiums, and the exterior was renovated in 2010.

Location

1317 Ogden St., 912 E. 13th Ave.
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
39.73700, -104.96412

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When was Cornwall Apartments listed on the National Register?

Cornwall Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Cornwall Apartments?

Cornwall Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cornwall Apartments?

The period of significance for Cornwall Apartments is recorded as the industrial era.

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