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Historic Homes of Denver: People Who Shaped Denver’s History, Frank Edbrooke Architect

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Palm Realty BK3273458

www.historichomesofdenver.comFrank Edbrooke is arguably one of the most influential architects in Denver History. Born in Lake County Illinois in 1840, Frank Edbrookefirst became aquainted with architecture from his father Robert Edbrooke, who rebuilt many Chicago buildings after the fire there in 1871.  Frank Edbrooke originally built railroad depots and hotels for the Union Pacific Railroad.  But, Frank Edbrooke moved to Denver in 1879 to work for his brother on the Tabor Grand Opera House, the Tabor block and the Sisters of Loretto Academy.  Regretably, both the Tabor Grand Opera House located at 16th and Curtis and the Tabor Block located at 16th and Larimer Street have both been demolished.  After these projects were completed, Frank Edbrooke stayed in Denver and developed an extremely successful career as one of Denver's premier architects.  Frank Edbrooke designed commercial and institutional buildings as well as residential homes, many of which I have mentioned in my blog.  Frank Edbrooke practiced in Denver until his retirement in 1915.  He used styles ranging from the Classic Queen Anne Victorian to Romanesque.  After he retired, Frank Edbrooke moved to Glendale California.  However, Frank Edbrooke's  last design was a mausoleum that he designed for himself.  Frank Edbrooke is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
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I first heard about Frank Edbrooke because of the Edbrooke Lofts in LoDo at the corner of 15th and Wynkoop.  The highly sought after style of brick and timber at the Edbrooke Lofts is not only the first loft project of it's kind, it is the preeminent loft project in Denver.  Edbrooke Lofts is what all other loft projects want to be when they grow up.

Many of Frank Edbrooke's structures have been lost.  Demolished  before Historic Denver stepped in and stopped the demolition of these Historic Treasures.  However, some of the other notable Denver works that Frank Edbrooke gave us are:

Denver Dry Goods Building - 1889
Oxford Hotel - 1889-90
Central Presbyterian Church - 1889-92
Clark House - 1890
Whitehead/Peabody Mansion - 1889
Alfred Butters House - 1890
Burlington Hotel - 1891
Loretto Heights Academy - 1890-91
Brown Palace Hotel 1889-92
Denver Dry Goods Building - 1898
Studebaker Building - 1900
Denver Dry Goods Warehouse - 1901 -02
Watkins Building - 1901
Temple Emanuel - 1902
Reynolds House - 1904 
Office of the Riverside Cemetery - 1904
John W. Prout House - 1905-06
Denver Dry Goods Company Building - 1906
Hendrie and Bolthoff Warehouse - 1907
Hayden, Dickinson & Feldhauser Building - 1909
Spratlen-Anderson Building - 1911
Gateway Arch, City Park - 1911-12
Colorado State Museum Building - 1915
Robert Cary House - exact date unknown

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Kerry

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Comments (2)

GARY DIGIORGIO -Denver- Arvada -Westminster
THE DIGIORGIO GROUP /(303) 898 - GARY (4279) - Westminster, CO
REOptions LLC

Kute Kerry ..great post !!

Jul 20, 2010 10:42 AM
Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

Architect Frank Edbrooke certainly contributed more than his fair share to Denver architecture. Thanks for the informative post, Kerry!

Aug 01, 2010 07:21 AM