Call NumberZ-15070CreatorHornbein and WhiteDate1961-1963SummaryPerspective of the interior of the modernist style conservatory at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The walls and ceiling of the conservatory are constructed out of cement formed into a diamond shaped latticework in the shape of a large catenary arch. Diamond shaped, convex windows fill the latticework and allow proper light penetration to the plantings inside the conservatory.Physical Description1 item : (pencil on paper) ; 69 x 59 cm (27 x 23 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)Botanic gardensGreen housesDenver Botanic Gardens--BuildingsConservatoriesGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialArchitectural drawingsArchitectural elementsArchitectural decorations & ornamentsRenderingsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH1238. Victor Hornbein architectural recordsNotesNo scale. Title supplied by cataloger. "Victor Hornbein, Edward D. White, Jr., Architects; 5909 E. 38th Avenue, Denver 7, Colorado; Telephone 388-0911"
