Call NumberZ-15094CreatorHornbein and WhiteDate1961 November 30SummaryThe drawing shows a preliminary version of the entrance and tropical conservatory buildings at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, 1961. In contrast to the modified catenary arch eventually used in the construction of the conservatory, This drawing suggests that a three pin or modified tudor glulam (structural glued laminated timber) arch may have been intially considered and rejected.Physical Description1 item : (pencil on paper) ; 58 x 75 cm (23 x 29 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver (Colo.)Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)Botanical gardensGreenhousesDenver Botanic Gardens--BuildingsConservatoriesGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR711015094Type of MaterialArchitectural drawingsArchitectural elementsArchitectural decorations & ornamentsRenderingsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH1753. Edward D. White Jr. architectural recordsNotesNo scale. Titled printed on drawing. Printed on drawing: "View from Southeast Approach, Victor Hornbein, Edward D. White, Jr., Architects, Nov. 30, 1961"; Stamped on drawing: "Victor Hornbein, Edward D. White, Jr., Architects, 714 Pontiac Street, Denver 20, Colorado."; R7110150947Languageeng
Hornbein and White, View from southeast approach Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory (1961 November 30). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1013968
