Ray Apartments Building
Call Number
5DV7138OAHP
Title
Ray Apartments Building
Creator(s)
History Colorado. Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
Summary
Exterior photograph of the entrance to the Ray Apartments building located in Denver , Colorado . The 1906 Ray Apartment Buildings are good local examples of Neo-Classical Revival style during the early 20th Century and are the finest surviving examples of work by designer and master builder Daniel Wells Wood (1857-1945) . The Ray Apartment Buildings were built early in the era of high quality apartment construction in Denver which began in ca. 1900 . Their Neo-Classical Revival style was esteemed during the City Beautiful Movement , a national movement gaining momentum Denver at the time . Built in Denver's prestigious Park Avenue Addition in North Capitol Hill , the apartments attracted prominent Denver citizens as tenants . The buildings have been in continuous use as multiple dwellings . The body of work documented to Wood to date includes both single and multiple dwellings . A Colorado designer and builder from 1891 to 1945 , Wood practiced primarily in Denver and Cripple Creek . Wood is mentioned as the builder of several Colorado school buildings and courthouses . One school built by Wood is documented to date : Limon Elementary School , Limon , Colorado .
Date
2000 October
Notes
OAHP Slide Collection
Physical Description
1 photographic slide: color, 2 x 2 in.
Subject
Ray Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010. Historic Buildings. Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver. Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver. Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
Rights
The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, History Colorado, reserves all rights to materials in society collections, including, but not limited to, photographs, digital files and publications of the society. Publication or reproduction of photographs or other materials from Colorado Historical Society collections requires written permission from the Society.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
No
Format-Medium
Photograph
Filename
cyc_chs_oahp_5DV_7138_006.tif
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Street Address
1550 Ogden St
Zip Code
80218
Add tags for Ray Apartments Building
Your comment:
Your Name:
...
Creating Your Community- Office of Archeaology and Historic Preservation
