Denver Gas & Electric Building | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Architectural style | Chicago School |
Location | 910 15th St., Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°44′44″N 104°59′42″W / 39.74556°N 104.99500°W / 39.74556; -104.99500 |
Completed | 1910 |
Height | |
Roof | 140 ft (43 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 10 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Harry W.J. Edbrooke |
Main contractor | Frank E. Edbrooke and Company |
Denver Gas & Electric Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties | |
NRHP reference No. | 78000851 |
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CSRHP No. | 5DV.137 |
Added to NRHP | 1978-07-20 |
The Denver Gas & Electric Building, also known as the Public Service Building, the Insurance Exchange Building, and IX-West (Internet Exchange, Denver), is a building located in the downtown district of Denver, Colorado. Designed by architect Harry W.J. Edbrooke for the Denver Gas & Electric Company, the 10 story building was completed in 1910. One of its most striking features is the use of 13,000 electric light bulbs decorating its façade.
In 1978, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ^ "Denver Gas and Electric Building". DenverUrbanism. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- "Colorado Architects Biographical Sketch:Harry W. J. Edbrooke" (PDF).
- "Building History". 910Telecom. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- "Gas & Electric Building / Public Service Company Building". History Colorado. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination form: Public Service Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. 1977-01-01. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- "About IX-West".
- "Gas & Electric Building / Public Service Company Building". Denver Public Library.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
External links
Media related to Public Service Company of Colorado Building at Wikimedia Commons
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