1883
—Lower Downtown Walking Tour —
Originally built as the stables for the Denver City Railway Company in 1883, this building was the birthplace of Denver's Public Transportation system. Horse drawn trolleys, soon replaced by one of America's most extensive cable car networks, created the first Denver suburbs by allowing people of moderate means to "escape the city" and move to the quiet residential neighborhoods of Capitol Hill, Highlands, and Curtis Park. The first line of the Denver Horse Railroad Company, as it was originally called, ran up Larimer from 6th to 16th Street then out Champa Street to Curtis Park. The Welton Street Line, developed later, was purported to be the world's longest cable car line. In 1892, the building was purchased from the City Railway Company and its facade was changed by Baerreson Bros. Architects. In 1902, Hendrie and Bolthoff Manufacturing Company bought the stables for $100,000 in a sale contested by both Zang and Schlitz Brewers. One of the pioneer manufacturers of mining machinery, the company was founded in Central City, Colorado by Charles Hendrie. Hendrie and Bolthoff claimed to be the world's largest manufacturer of mining equipment while in this edifice. His son, Edward Beard Hendrie, incorporated the Denver Branch of the company in 1878, sold the Central City operation, and took on a partner in Henry Bolthoff, a loyal employee of his father since the age of 12 who could neither read nor write. In 1903, Edward Hendrie bought Baron Walter Von Richthofen's castle in Montclair. Hendrie & Bolthoff manufacturing remained here untilHM Number | HM1U3F |
---|---|
Tags | |
Placed By | The Lower Downtown Historic District |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, September 2nd, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 500045 N 4400319 |
---|---|
Decimal Degrees | 39.75278333, -104.99946667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 45.167', W 104° 59.968' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 45' 10.02" N, 104° 59' 58.08" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 303, 720 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1655-1699 17th St, Denver CO 80202, US |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments