Building Name Location Site No. Date Assessment Tabor Grand Opera House (Designed by Willoughby Edbrooke, construction supervised by Frank Edbrooke)

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1 Architect: Edbrooke, Frank E. Birth/Death Dates: Practice Dates: Biographical Information Frank E. Edbrooke was born November 17, 1840 in Lake County, Illinois. One of nine children, Edbrooke attended Chicago public schools and later served in the Civil War. Edbrooke's exposure to architecture began when his English-born father, Robert J. Edbrooke, rebuilt many of the structures after the infamous1871 Chicago fire. After seven years of work in Chicago, Edbrooke designed depots and hotels for the Union Pacific Railroad. Edbrooke came to in 1879 to supervise the construction of the Tabor Block at 16th and Larimer Streets and the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th and Curtis Streets for his architect brother, Willoughby Edbrooke. Although there is some uncertainty as to what exactly each Edbrooke is responsible for in the design and construction of the Tabor buildings, there is no misunderstanding that both buildings became 's first notable pieces of architecture. After completing the Tabor buildings, Edbrooke remained in to begin a very successful career as the city's premier architect. Designing everything from commercial, institutional and domestic architecture, Edbrooke introduced new styles and techniques to. His work ranges from the Romanesque style Brown Palace to his own Queen Anne inspired residence at 931 East 17th. Edbrooke became a founding member of the Colorado AIA and the final architect for the Colorado State Capitol. He retired in 1915 and died in Glendale, California, May 21, He is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in a mausoleum he designed for himself. Credited s Name Location Site No. Date Assessment Tabor Grand Opera House (Designed by Willoughby Edbrooke, construction supervised by Frank 16th & Curtis St., Demolished Tabor Block (Designed by Willoughby Edbrooke, construction supervised by Frank Brinker Collegiate Institute 16th & Larimer St., Demolished Tremont Pl., 5DV National (Old Navarre) Whittier Elementary School 2008 Pine St., Boulder 5BL Markam Hotel 1654 Lawrence St., 1882 Demolished (speculation on Edbrooke involvement) First Baptist Church 1883 Demolished 1747 Stout St., 1

Edbrooke, rebuilt many of the structures after the infamous1871 Chicago fire. After seven years of work in Chicago, Edbrooke designed depots and hotels for the Union Pacific Railroad.

2 Chamber of Commerce 14th & Lawrence St., Demolished Joslin Dry Goods Co th St., 5DV National Unity Temple 19 th & Broadway, 1887 Demolished Essex 1617 Lawrence St., 1887 Demolished George W. Skinner House 1492 Race St., 1888 Demolished Dry Goods Company 16th & California St., 5DV National Ouray County Courthouse 4th St. & 6th Ave., Ouray 5OR National M.J. Cranmer House 925 E. 17th St., 5DV Swallow Hill Frank Edbrooke House 931 E. 17th St., 5DV Swallow Hill E.W. Merritt House 941 E. 17th St., 5DV Swallow Hill Masonic Temple 1614 Welton St., 5DV National Whitehead-Peabody House 1128 Grant St., 5DV Local Landmark Ernest and Cranmer Demolished McPhee Block 17th & Glenarm St., c Demolished George C. Schleier House 1665 Grant St., 5DV138 c National Frank C. Young House 244 W. Colfax Ave., c.1889 Demolished Metropole Hotel 18th & Broadway, 1890 Demolished (Cosmopolitan Hotel) People's National Savings 16th & Lawrence St., 1890 Demolished Bank Benjamin. F. Woodward House 1530 Sherman St., 5DV Civic Center Oxford Hotel th St., 5DV National Shorthorn 2257 Larimer St., 5DV Demolished Stores Equipment Company (Studebaker Bldg. addition) th St., 5DV Lower Certified Central Presbyterian 1660 Sherman St., 5DV National Church Clark House 55 Bannock St., 5DV Baker 2

22 1888 National M.J. Cranmer House 925 E. 17th St., 5DV3545 1888 Swallow Hill Frank Edbrooke House 931 E. 17th St., 5DV2730 1889 Swallow Hill E.W. Merritt House 941 E. 17th St., 5DV3178 1889 Swallow Hill Masonic Temple 1614 Welton St.

3 Van Sickle/Ball House 919 Newport St., 1890 Philo D. Grommon (Grommors?) House 1625 Downing St., 5DV Swallow Hill Unnamed House 1555 Vine St., 1890 Wyman Local Alfred Butters House 1129 Pennsylvania St., 5DV National Albert Hotel th St., 5DV Demolished (Kaiserhoff Hotel, Kenmark Hotel) Burlington Hotel 2205 Larimer St., 5DV National Loretto Heights Academy 3001 S. Federal Blvd., 5DV National Brown Palace Hotel 17 th & Tremont Pl., 5DV National Catholic School for Boys Logan Ave., c Demolished Bernard Duplex 1719 Emerson St., 5DV Club Arapahoe 1892 Demolished St., California 17 th & California St., 1892 Demolished West High School 12 th St. & 5 th Ave., 1893 Demolished Majestic th St., 1894 Demolished Cooper 17 th & Curtis St., 1895 Demolished Dry Goods Company 16 th and California St., 5DV National (first addition) Studebaker (remodel) th St., 5DV Lower Certified Dry Goods Co Wazee St., 5DV Warehouse Temple Court th St., 5DV Demolished Watkins 1513 Wazee St., 5DV Lower Certified Temple Emanuel (rebuilt after 1897 fire; original 1882 building designed by Willoughby 2400 Curtis St., 5DV National Unnamed House 1358 High St., 1903 Wyman Reynolds House 1600 Pennsylvania St., 5DV Local 3

, 5DV1731 1890 Demolished (Kaiserhoff Hotel, Kenmark Hotel) Burlington Hotel 2205 Larimer St., 5DV3311 1891 National Loretto Heights Academy 3001 S. Federal Blvd.

4 Office, Riverside Cemetery Dry Goods Company (second addition) Longmont Farmers & Milling Co. (A small part of this building is incorporated into the Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill 5DV1940) Empire Hendrie and Bolthoff Warehouse Steamboat Springs Depot Gas and Electric (Edbrooke and Co., design attributed to Harry Hayden, Dickinson & Feldhauser (2 story addition) 5201 Brighton Blvd., Commerce City 2511 W. 32nd. Ave., 2501 W. 32nd. Ave., 2519 W. 32nd. Ave., 2525 W. 32nd. Ave., 16th and California St., 5AM National 5DV National th St., th St., 5DV Demolished 1743 Wazee St., 5DV National Routt Cty. Rd. 5RT National #33B, Steamboat Springs th St.. 5DV National California St., 5DV Local Historic District 5LA Corazon de Toltec Hotel N. Commercial, Trinidad Trinidad Spratlen-Anderson 1450 Wynkoop, 5DV National (6th floor addition) Gateway Arch, City Park 17th Ave., 5DV City Park Colorado State Museum 14th Ave. & Sherman 5DV Civic Center St., Undated s Robert Cary House 1801 Williams St., James E. Rhodes House W.A. Hover House 1010 Pennsylvania St., 1507 Lafayette St., Demolished Demolished 4

, design attributed to Harry Hayden, Dickinson & Feldhauser (2 story addition) 5201 Brighton Blvd., Commerce City 2511 W. 32nd. Ave., 2501 W. 32nd. Ave., 2519 W. 32nd. Ave., 2525 W. 32nd. Ave., 16th and California St.

5 Information Sources Brettell, Richard R. Historic : The Architects and the Architecture, : Historic, Inc., Noel, Thomas J. and William J. Hansen. The Montclair Neighborhood. : Historic Inc., Site Files Database, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society,. Wilk, Diane. The Wyman Historic District. : Historic Inc., Revised: October 10,

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