historic preservation
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To protect Denver’s character, advocacy group seeks preservation proposals
The morphing character of the Mile High City – it’s the price of sweeping development and surging population in Denver. That’s why preserving the structures that makes Denver so unique is vital, Historic Denver argues. The group of preservation-minded Denverites, founded in 1970, was born out of the “extraordinary citizen effort to save the 1889…
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Hickenlooper to kick off 2018 Saving Places Conference on historic preservation
Gov. John Hickenlooper is set to launch the 2018 Saving Places Conference at the beginning of February in Denver. This year’s conference is assembled around the theme “The Power of Place: From the Mountains to the Plains,” celebrating the diversity of Colorado’s history and stories that often go untold, organizers said. The annual event – the…
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Denver councilman rails at board president over appointment to city task force
Denver will soon begin reviewing its landmark ordinance, which preserves buildings of historical significance in the city, for updates or changes. The process will start with the forming of a taskforce to kickoff the review, and that’s where Denver Councilman Rafael Espinoza comes in. He wanted in on the taskforce, bad, and railed against council…
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Annual holiday kick-off party to feature cultural traditions at Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion
The halls will be decked at the annual holiday kick-off party at the historic Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver, when revelers will get a first look at festive designs throughout – all to support the Governor’s Residence Preservation Fund. As has become a holiday tradition, Colorado members of the American Society of Interior Designers…