Denver : the city beautiful and its architects, 1893-1941. / txt
by Thomas J. Noel and Barbara S. Norgren.
- viii, 248 p. ill. ;maps. ;photo. ; 31 cm. book
Include index
Include Bibliography
Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1. MAYOR SPEER AND THE CITY BEAUTIFUL -- Architects -- Reflection of An Apprentice -- The City Ugly -- Speer Era Begins -- Henry Read -- Civic Center -- Parks and Parkways -- Pioneer Parkways -- Reformers Replace "Boss Bob" -- Speer Reappears -- Denver Mountain Parks -- 2. DENVER AT HOME - Residential Architecture/ Neoclassical and Revival Styles -- Neoclassical -- Terra Cotta -- Colonial Revival -- The Governor's Mansion -- Belcaro: Denver's Grandest Residence -- Dutch Colonial Revival -- Foursquare (Denver Square) -- Classic Cottage -- English Revival -- French Influence -- Italian Renaissance Revival -- Mission Revival -- Spanish Colonial Revival -- The Country Club -- Polo Club Place -- The Architect's Small House Bureau -- Denver's Developed Neighborhoods c. 1941 -- 3. DENVER AT HOME -- Modern Residential Architecture -- Bungalows and Craftsman Houses -- The Bungalow Revolutionaries -- Prairie Style -- Pueblo Revival -- Art Deco -- Art Moderne -- International Style -- Apartments -- Bust and Boom in Denver's Suburbs -- Conclusion -- 4. DENVER AT WORK -- Commercial Architecture -- Railroad Architecture -- Welcome to Denver -- Industrial Architecture -- Warehouses -- The Commercial District -- 16th Street: Denver's Retail Row -- Renaissance Revival -- Neoclassical style -- 17th Street: Wall Street of the Rockies -- The City of Lights -- Skyscrapers -- The Skyscraper Fight -- Art Deco -- Architectural Fantasies -- International Style -- Neighborhood Shops -- Automotive Architecture -- Denver's Finest Architecture -- 5. DENVER AT LEISURE - Public Places -- Sculpture: A Gift to the Street -- Saco R DeBoer -- City Planning -- Libraries -- Fresh Air Architecture -- Allen True: The Master Muralist -- Schools -- Houses of God -- George Cranmer -- Parks -- Mountain Parks -- Rave Reviews for Red Rocks -- The City and County Building -- International Style Pacesetters -- Denver in the Grave -- Conclusion -- 6. THE ARCHITECTS - Biographical Sketches -- Illustrated Glossary -- Sources -- Index -- About the Authors --