We want your input on landmark design guidelines for windows 

Landmark staff recently hosted two community meetings focused on updates to window replacement guidelines and we want to hear from you! Please take the below survey and give your opinion on how updates to the windows section of the design guidelines should be treated.

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If you missed the virtual meeting on on September 6, you can watch a recording. (Opens in YouTube, ~1 hour)

We plan to host another virtual meeting in late October or early November. Stay up-to-date on the design guidelines update project.

Join us: Tribal Nations public reception

Denver Community Planning and Development is excited to host representatives from Tribes with historical ties to the land now known as Denver October 6-8 to help inform Denver's American Indian and Indigenous Peoples historic context study. The community is invited to join us for a public reception Sunday afternoon October 8. Enjoy food, a performance by the Colorado Intertribal Dancers, and hear from tribal leaders.

Sunday, October 8 | 1-3 p.m.

Denver Indian Center | 4407 Morrison Rd.

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Learn more about the American Indian/Indigenous Peoples Historic Context Study.

Soon more projects will qualify for a landmark quick review

We are expanding the scope of projects that will be eligible for a landmark quick review. A quick review is typically reviewed within five business days. Currently, projects that qualify for quick review include like-for-like reroofing, simple electrical, simple mechanical, and a few other smaller project scopes. 

By the end of September, we will expand this list to include solar panel installation; most site work projects like fences, retaining walls, patios, pools, pergolas, etc.; helical piers; basement egress windows; flat-profile skylights; new or replacement rear decks; new or replacement rear porches; and sheds.

Please note: The landmark quick review application process will remain the same. Questions? Email landmark@denvergov.org.

Home of Civil Rights Attorney becomes city’s newest historic landmark

The Irving P. Andrews house at 2241-2243 N. York Street was designated Denver’s 365th local landmark after City Council voted unanimously to approve the designation following a public hearing on Monday, August 28.

As noted by Community Planning and Development’s Landmark Preservation planners during the hearing, the house embodies the distinctive physical characteristics of the vernacular Queen Anne style of architecture. It is also an excellent example of a duplex typology. The home was the residence and final law office of Irving Piper Andrews, a prominent African American attorney in Denver.

“The Irving P. Andrews house is the perfect example of how one house can help tell the story of a city,” said Laura E. Aldrete, former executive director of Denver Community Planning and Development. “Both in terms of the individual outstanding resident who played a role in our national history and the collective story of racism in our city, this is important history to preserve. CPD joins the rest of the city in gratitude to the Andrews family for supporting this application.” 

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New structures being developed in Curtis Park Historic District

Over the past three years, landmark staff have worked with numerous applicants to obtain approval for new buildings in the Curtis Park Historic District at the former Denver Housing Authority (DHA) site (3000 blocks of Stout and Champa Streets). A total of 15 development sites were offered for sale by DHA. Of those, 13 single-family structures and one four-unit building have been approved by the Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC), and another single-family structure is approaching final review by the LPC. In addition, at least seven of the sites include accessory dwelling units! Most of the buildings are currently under construction or have already been completed.

Apply for Denver's Legacy Business Program

Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO) has opened applications for the first cohort of Denver's Legacy Business Program. This program will recognize, celebrate and preserve longstanding, independent businesses that have contributed to community character. The pilot program is accepting applications for small businesses that are currently active in DEDO's Neighborhood Equity & Stabilization (NEST) neighborhoods. Make sure to view all eligibility requirements prior to applying. The city expects to expand the program following the first pilot year. The deadline to apply is Thursday, October 5, 2023.

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Join Northeast Denver Discovery Day

Saturday, September 23

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library (2401 Welton St)

Learn about surprising and important discoveries made by the Discover Denver citywide building survey, and come ready to share your own knowledge. We invite you to bring old photographs, documents, and memories of Northeast Denver (or, other parts of the city!) to share with the project. The information you provide will help Discover Denver highlight the places that are important to the city’s residents and that make Northeast Denver special. Project staff and volunteers will be on site to scan documents and capture stories.

Discover Denver, a partnership between Historic Denver, Inc. and the City and County of Denver, is a building survey focused on identifying buildings throughout the city that are historically, architecturally, or culturally significant. Learn more at discoverdenver.co.

Historic Denver to host 53rd annual gala and awards dinner

Join Historic Denver in celebrating the individuals and preservation projects uniting Denver’s past with the 21st century. The evening includes a networking cocktail hour followed by a three-course dinner, short film about the eight 2023 honorees and their projects, awards presentation, and an auction and paddle raise to support Historic Denver’s year round work.

Thursday November 2 at 5 p.m.

The Brown Palace Hotel (321 17th St)

Congratulations to all of the award winners - especially St. Frances Warren Residences which are located in the Wyman Historic District; Tom’s Starlight which is individually listed on the National Register; and the York Street Yards which is located in a National Register Historic District.  

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