The stately Norman Apartments are located at 99 S. Downing Street just west of the famed Denver Country Club. . Built in 1924 the Norman Apartments were designed and built by Denver Architect William Norman Bowman (thus the name "The Norman").
The Norman is one of the most beautiful and best un-touched examples of a luxury apartment building from the 20's & 30's. The Norman is 6 story's high and was built with a Colonial Revival and Spanish Colonel Revival feel. She has two wings at right angles to each other. In total, The Norman was built with 48 individual apartments. The best of the day was used in The Norman. First off, all of the apartments have 9 foot ceilings. Mahogany doors and wood trim can be found throughout. As you walk into the main foyer of The Norman you are greeted with an elegant yet warm feel. Marble floors highlight the entryway, and one of the first things that I noticed and fell in love with in The Norman was the old brass elevator. Today many buildings trim out their elevators with wood in order to give an elegant feel, but the elevator at The Norman is the REAL DEAL.
Today, The Norman has been "condo'd" out, so some of the individual units have been painted, BUT, for the most part, many of the owners have maintained the elegance that The Norman was built with. Units do not often come available, but there are 1 bedroom/1 bath units as small as 600+ square feet and go up to 2 bedrooms/2 bath units that are over 2,000 square feet.
The Norman was entered into the National Registry of Historic Places in 1983 and today stands as a proud example of what the luxury apartment building of the 1920's and 1930's would strive to be!
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