Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Old home of Olive H. Oakes
- Women identified as Anderson and Eliza Carter pose near a wooden fence at the Olive Oakes house on Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The house has a hip roof, shutters, decorative trim, and is covered by ivy.
- Oakes, Olive H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Carter, Anderson.; Carter, Eliza.
- 1881
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Boys and girls stand in a circle and pose in the backyard of a small house used as an orphanage while the Denver Orphans' Home is constructed. Shows children in swings on a swingset. Three women caregivers stand with the children.
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Children swinging--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- 1882
- Clow house
- View of the Clow (Clough) family and residence on Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado. The house features jigsaw work and a covered porch. Men, women, girls, boys, and a baby pose with a dog by a fence.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Clough family.
- 1882
- View on Capitol Hill - Denver
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows houses, an electrical light tower, and landmarks including St. John's Episcopal Cathedral and the Ebert School.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Eugene Field residence diagonally across from Mint
- View of the Eugene Field house at 307 West Colfax Avenue in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The wood frame house has a hip roof and chimney.
- Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Homes & haunts.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Theodore W. Herr residence 448 Champa Street
- View of the Theodore W. Herr house in Denver, Colorado; ivy covers the walls and women look out the window. A wrought iron fence and municipal building are to the side.
- Herr, Theodore W. (Theodore Witmer), 1833-1871--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1884?
- Deutsch residence
- Women, boys, and girls identified as (left to right) Elizabeth Deutsch, Evelyne Hanier, Henry Deutsch, Mrs. Helen Deutsch, Blanche Hanier, William Deutsch, and Julia Deutsch pose near the Deutsch house at 435 Santa Fe Drive in the Baker...
- Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1885 June 10
- William F. Robinson residence 634 So. 15th near Dailey Ave
- William Francis Robinson, Mary Byers Robinson, a boy, and a dog pose outdoors near their house at 634 South 15th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The brick house has a porch with decorative railing, and shutters. A low stone wall with...
- Robinson, Mary Byers.; Robinson, W. F.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1885 October
- House on California Street
- View of houses at 1827 California Street in Denver, Colorado. One of the houses, a two story brick building, has a covered porch and decorative trim.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- The first house in Denver after commencement of Official Survey, Nov. 1st, 1858, corner Wynkoop and 12th Sts. Erected by A. H. Barker
- Shows a log cabin built by Anselm H. Barker at 12th (Twelfth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado; a covered wagon, a team of oxen, people, horses, tipis, and trees are to the side. A portrait of a man is in an oval vignette in the corner.
- Barker, Anselm Holcomb, 1822-1895--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Residence of Geo. W. Kramer 2445 California St. Denver, Colo
- View of the George W. Kramer home at 2445 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a mansard roof, terrace, and covered porch. Women pose with a boy and a dog.
- Kramer, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888 March 8
- Sherman Avenue, Denver Col.
- A view of residences on Sherman Avenue (Street) in Denver, Colorado. A man and a boy sit in a horse-drawn carriage on the street near Victorian style homes which feature roof cresting, slate tile, bay windows and covered porches. A sidewalk and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Back of Curtis St. home of D. C. Oakes
- Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bennett and Mrs. D. C. Oakes pose outdoors near the Daniel C. Oakes house on Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The one-story wood frame house has a pitched roof and is surrounded by trees.
- Oakes, Daniel C.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bennett, W. A.
- 1889
- Denver residence
- View of a residence at 1457 Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has rusticated stone, a bay window, a gable, leaded glass, and a round tower.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1889?
- De Forest Terrace
- View of the De Forest Terrace, row houses, at 14th (Fourteenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Street signs are on the corner streetlight.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- Residence of Dr. & Mrs. F. J. Bancroft - S.W. corner 16th & Stout
- View of the Bancroft house at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Street in Denver, Colorado; shows the Bancroft family, a horse, a lamb, and a bent wood shelter with benches.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- West from the Exposition buildings
- Frame buildings, a locomotive and a canvas tent on a dirt road near probably the National Mining and Industrial Exposition buildings in Denver, Colorado. A freight train is near a row of trees and the South Platte River. The Front Range is in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; National Mining and Industrial Exposition (1882 : Denver, Colo.)
- [1882?]
- Panorama of Denver No. 3
- Aerial view of frame and brick houses, empty lots and commercial buildings in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse under construction between Tremont Street and Court Street downtown. Lumber is stacked beside a level foundation of...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- John Elsner residence
- View of the John Elsner house at 14th (Fourteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick house has a hip roof, chimney, arched window wells, and covered porch.
- Elsner, John, d. 1922--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- View on Grant Avenue
- A view of residences on the tree lined block of Grant Avenue (Street) in Denver, Colorado. The homes are constructed of brick with slate tile roofs; all of the homes have roof cresting and multiple gables.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- View on Sherman Avenue
- A view of a residences on Sherman Avenue (Street) in Denver, Colorado. Victorian style home feature roof cresting, slate tile, bay windows and covered porches. A sidewalk and small trees are in front of the homes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Panorama of Denver West
- Frame houses, multi-story commercial buildings and church steeples in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows probably a bell tower, a building with battlements and a flat roof, and houses with gabled or hipped roofs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1881?]
- Panorama of Denver, North-west
- Frame houses near 18th (Eighteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Windsor Hotel, Arapahoe School, and a stone church. Buggies are in the dirt road.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1881]
- David H. Moffat residence
- View of a house on 11th (Eleventh) Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; formerly the David H. Moffat residence and business. Sign reads: "Al's Shoe Shop." Bargeboard is in the gable.
- Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911--Homes & haunts.; Al's Shoe Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Capitol Hill, North
- View of brick houses in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Two-story buildings have hipped or gabled roofs. Shows dirt roads, fences and open fields. One house has a square cupola with a finial.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Jarvis Hall
- View of houses and the frame Jarvis Hall, an Episcopal boys school, with a bell tower, on 20th (Twentieth) Street between Welton and Glenarm Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Nearby houses include a brick house with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Church schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Panorama of Denver, No. 1
- Aerial view of houses on probably Grant Street near 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows dirt roads and Victorian houses with gabled or hipped roofs and chimneys. Wagon roads curve through open...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886]
- La Veta Place Denver
- View of the La Veta Place Apartments at 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has stairs that lead to apartment doors and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Union Brewing Co.
- View of businesses at 2433 16th (Sixteenth) Street between Platte and Central (later west Eleventh Avenue) in Denver, Colorado; shows men and girls posing, an electric light, and signs: "Beer Depot Union Brewing Co.," "Depot Rooming House Denver...
- Depot Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Depot Rooming House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Union Brewing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of the Capitol Hill neighborhood and downtown Denver, Colorado. Houses and trees line Colfax Avenue. The Arapahoe School is in the distance.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver from the Capitol S. E.
- Rooftop view, from the Colorado State Capitol building, of houses in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Panorama of Denver
- Rooftop view of houses in Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe School, Union Station, and the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (also known as St. John's Church in the Wilderness and Saint John's Cathedral).
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver street view
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Houses and buildings line the streets. A sign reads: "Sash Doors Blinds &."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Lot at 1060 Gaylord
- View of a vacant lot at 1060 Gaylord Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Houses and the Colorado State Capitol building are in the distance.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Residential...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Street at 1060 Gaylord
- View of the intersection of 10th (Tenth) Avenue and Gaylord Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A house and a group of men and women with a bicycle are in the distance.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mrs. Power's boarding house
- View of a boarding house at Stout and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows people and a horse drawn buggy.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bates residence
- View of the Joseph E. Bates (former Denver mayor) residence in Denver, Colorado; features a mansard roof, widow's walk, and covered porch.
- Bates, Joseph E., 1837-1900--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Boy's Home on Capitol Hill
- View of an orphanage in Denver, Colorado; the brick residence has gables, widow's walks, and bays. People pose on the covered porch.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Colfax & Gilpin of Fry & McGill - MacFarland's
- View of a rusticated stone residence at Colfax and Gilpin Streets in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has a tower, dormers, a balcony, leaded glass, arched entries, and sandstone ornaments.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver residence
- View of frame houses in Denver, Colorado. They have covered porches and picket fences.
- Studder, Horace--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- In the vicinity of Platte River & 10th St.
- View of frame houses in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Benjamin B. Brown residence
- View of the Benjamin B. Brown house at 4th (Fourth) Avenue and Marion Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen-Anne style house has a covered wrap around porch, hip roof, wall dormer, and decorative trim.
- Brown, Benjamin B.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Benjamin B. Brown residence
- View of the Benjamin B. Brown house at 4th (Fourth) Avenue and Marion Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen-Anne style house has a covered wraparound porch, hip roof, wall dormer, and decorative trim. A tent is...
- Brown, Benjamin B.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Dr. Charles Denison residence
- View of a house at 14th (Fourteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado; it has a porch, a balcony, and bay windows.
- Denison, Charles, 1845-1909--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver residence
- View of a house at 14th (Fourteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado; it has a porch, a balcony, and bay windows.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver residence
- View of a house in Denver, Colorado; it has a porch, a balcony, and a tower with mansard roof.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Residence of J. L. Dailey Broadway Denver, Colo.
- View of the John L. Dailey house at 4th (Fourth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The house has roof cresting, hip roof, balconies, covered porch, and hood moldings. A horse-drawn buggy and horse-drawn streetcar are nearby.
- Dailey, John L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Aaron Gove residence
- Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Gove and Margaret Gove pose on and near the porch of their house at 2045 Grant Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick house has a hip roof, chimneys, and contrasting arches above the...
- Gove, Aaron, Mrs.; Gove, Aaron.; Gove, Margaret.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Irving Hale Sr. residence
- Interior view of the Irving Hale Sr. residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a fainting couch, hanging lamp, arched door, and valences.
- Hale, Irving, 1861-1930--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Taken from the library looking across the hall
- Interior view of the Irving Hale Sr. residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes chairs, curtains, a bookcase, curtains, hanging lamps, framed art, and a fireplace.
- Hale, Irving, 1861-1930--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]