National and State Register

St. Elizabeth’s Church (Denver)

Denver County

St. Elizabeth’s Church was designed by Brother Adrian, O.F.M. of the Sacred Heart province, in the German Gothic style in 1898.  It is constructed of rhyolite quarried at Castle Rock.

A black and white photo of the church from the front with gabled roof, brickwork, three arched entry, and tall steeple on the right.

St. Elizabeth’s Church

The interior features carved wooden statues from Germany and painted and stained glass windows given by early parishioners. St. Elizabeth’s parish, the second Catholic parish to be established in Denver, was created in 1878.