Tilden School Historic District caps big year for designations
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A Denver doctor’s interest in creating a facility where patients could learn to heal themselves was the starting point for the collection of buildings that just became Denver’s newest historic district.
On Monday, December 16, Denver City Council officially designated the Tilden School for Teaching Health Historic District, a small campus of three buildings overlooking Highland Park that date back more than 100 years.
Dr. John Henry Tilden, an early practitioner of holistic medicine, founded the Tilden School in 1916 to advance his theories on health, diet, and medical treatments that avoided drugs and surgery. The Bosler House, a Denver landmark designated individually in 1984, served as the headquarters, flanked by the primary facility next door at 3249 W. Fairview Place and an apartment building for patients on the other side at 3279 Grove Street. All three buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
“These buildings tell a story about Denver and the people who came to our city seeking good health,” said
Laura Aldrete, executive director of Community Planning and Development
. “By preserving them, we are not only protecting their architectural significance, but also keeping these interesting stories alive.”
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Designations: 2019 and the 2010s in Review
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Denver will end the year--and the decade--with 347 local landmarks and 56 historic districts. The Tilden School for Teaching Health Historic District is the second historic district designated in 2019 and the eighth this decade. Of the 22 landmarks designated since 2010, more than a quarter of them (6 to be exact) were added this year.
Denver landmarks added this decade include a theater, two church buildings and a former meat-packing plant.
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2010
- 2500 Walnut Street
- Holland House, 2340 S. Josephine Street
2011
- The Waldman, 1515 E. 9th Avenue
2012
- Bonfils Memorial Theater/Lowenstein Theater, 1475 Elizabeth Street
2013
- Dr. Margaret Long House, 2070 Colorado
2014
- Beth Eden Baptist Church, 3241 Lowell
- Gulliver-Lynch House, 227 S. Lincoln St.
2016
- Stadium Arena, 4655 Humboldt Street
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School, 1250 Welton Street, 1261 Glenarm Place
- Ghost/Rose House, 1899 York Street
- First Unitarian Society of Denver Church, 1400 Lafayette Street
2018
- Ormleigh House, 2145 S. Adams Street
- Wellshire Park Cottage, 2900 S. University
- Meyer-Reed-Muraglia House, 670 Marion
- Essex Apartments, 630-638 E. 16th Ave.
- Henderson House, 2600 Milwaukee Street
2019
- Armour Building, 5001 Packing House Rd.
- Samsonite House, 637 Galapago Street
- Cableland, 4150 E. Shangri La Drive
- 2288 S Milwaukee St.
- 1168 S Gilpin St.
- 1717 E Arizona Ave.
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New historic districts since 2010
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2010
- Curtis Park "G"
- Allen M. Ghost
2011
2016
- 200 Block South Lincoln Street
2017
2018
2019
- River Drive
- Tilden School for Teaching Health
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Tammen Hall now affordable homes for seniors
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Built in 1930 as housing for nurses, Denver landmark Tammen Hall is now serving as affordable housing for seniors thanks to a recently completed redevelopment that turned the once-vacant building into 49 income-restricted apartments for residents 62 years and older.
Tammen Hall is one of the first projects to receive funding from
Denver’s dedicated Affordable Housing Fund
. The apartments are restricted for senior households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (up to $39,000 for a single-person household).
The interior of the building features work by Denver muralist Allen True that is now available for people to appreciate again after more than a decade out of sight while the building was shuttered. For more on the art and other aspects of the project, read
Denverite's coverage
of the building's opening.
To take a peek inside, watch CBS4's report on the development below.
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A Ponti preview & other notes from #PastForward
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual PastForward conference took Denver by storm this fall, bringing professionals and volunteers in various preservation-related fields to our city. Among them were Denver's own Landmark Preservation team.
- Planners Becca Dierschow and Kara Hahn led a tour of Capitol Hill titled "It's a Beautiful Day in the Gayborhood," which touched on the people and places of the neighborhood that reflected the LGBTQ community's local history.
- Hahn also led an interactive session, "How Does the LGBTQ+ Community Know and Tell Our Stories," on how to document the history of a marginalized community.
- Planner Abigail Christman led "Moving to Modernism: Tour of Krisana Park, Arapahoe Acres and Littleton Blvd." as well as "Preserving the 1970s and 1980s: Why should we care about Brutalist and Postmodernist Architecture."
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- Planners Brittany Bryant and Jenny Buddenborg led a tour of the Denver Art Museum's Martin Building, currently undergoing extensive rennovations. The tour offered an inside look at the work being done to the Gio Ponti-designed building, which will reopen in phases starting in 2020. Its 7-story silhouette is celebrated as one of the first high-rise art museums and is the only completed building in North America designed by the renowned Italian modernist.
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Do you know about tax credits for preservation?
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As the calendar turns to 2020, are you already thinking about filing your 2019 taxes? Here's some food for thought: Colorado offers a state income tax credit to property owners for preservation and rehabilitation work on designated historic properties. Whether yours is a residential or commercial property, tax credits can help with costs associated with renovating historic properties.
The tax credit for
residential projects
is 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation costs up to a maximum $50,000 credit per qualified property for a ten year period.
For
commercial projects
, a program administered by the State of Colorado offers up to a 25 percent credit and a higher maximum credit.
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And the award goes to . . .
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This Denver landmark has won a
2020 Stephen H. Hart Award for Historic Preservation. The Hart Awards are History Colorado’s premiere celebration of archaeology and preservation projects that are worthy of statewide recognition.
The award will be presented in January to owners Steve and Jan Davis, Historic Denver, the City and County of Denver and form+works design group for the successful rehabilitation of the house.
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Woodie Fisher Kitchen + Bar
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Hose Company No. 1 is now the
Mayor's Design Award-winning Woodie Fisher Kitchen + Bar. The redevelopment and adaptive reuse of one of Denver's first fire facilities was am
ong a dozen projects honored this November for excellence in
excellence in architecture, exterior design and place-making. The awards are presented annually to Denver homeowners, business owners, nonprofits, artists and others for their creative contributions to the public realm.
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Project Spotlight
: Accessory Dwelling Units
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An accessory dwelling unit is a second residence on a property such as a carriage house, granny flat, or mother-in-law suite. Within a historic district, ADUs have the potential create additional housing options without significantly altering the character of the district or neighborhood. Many historic properties already include carriage houses or other accessory structures. If you are interested in adding an ADU, here are questions to consider before you start.
Am I allowed to have an ADU?
Your zoning determines whether an ADU is allowed. If it does, you will want to determine your lot size, allowable lot coverage and basic building envelope.
How is the review process different in a historic district?
The project must be reviewed and approved by Landmark Preservation Commission before you apply for a zoning or building permit. We recommend scheduling a pre-application meeting with Landmark Preservation staff to understand what is required and what your options are.
What do else do I need know about Landmark review of ADUs?
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Colorado Preservation Inc. will host its annual Saving Places conference in downtown Denver from January 29 to February 1, 2020. Denver's Landmark Preservation team will be there to present several sessions:
- “Cultural Resource Survey for the Digital Age: A New Tool for Colorado” with Planner Jenny Buddenborg, and Beth Glandon and Leslie Krupa of Discover Denver
- “Cultural Heritage and Designation Criteria: Increasing Diversity in Denver Landmarks” with Planners Becca Dierschow and Kara Hahn, Shannon Stage of Historic Denver and local activist Ean Tafoya
- “Reaching Consensus: How Denver Landmark Worked with a Community Task Force to Update the Landmark Ordinance” with Kara Hahn
- “From Floor to Ceiling: The History and Conservation of Linoleum and Pressed-Metal Ceilings” with Landmark Preservation Manager Jennifer Cappeto
- “Less is a bore:’ Preserving Postmodern” with Planner Abigail Christman
- “Design Review Roundtable” with Abigail Christman
- “The People and the Plan: Engaging the Community in Preservation Planning” with Abigail Christman
NOTE: If you own a historic property and would like to attend the conference, you can do so at a discount!
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About Landmark Preservation
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Staff in our Landmark Preservation office and two landmark boards carry out that mission through design review, historic surveys and landmark designations. Staff also assists owners of historic properties by providing guidance and resources for preserving, maintaining and rehabilitating historic buildings and properties. You can learn more about Denver's preservation efforts at
Denvergov.org/landmark
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