The grand opening of the Oxford Hotel occurred in 1891, and the new hotel quickly became popular due it its ideal location, a block from the Union Station railroad center, as well as its excellent service, fine cuisine, and moderate rates. 

The 1891 building operated as Colorado’s only successful cotton mill until 1903.  Utilizing load-bearing masonry walls to maximize natural illumination, its layout and fenestration typify large industrial buildings of the late 19th century.  At its peak, the mill’s annual production reached 12 million yards of cloth in a variety of types and patterns.

Constructed in the Five Points area by architect / builder John H. Barnes in 1892, Orlando Flats is one of Denver’s better surviving examples of late 19th century lower income housing. 

The 1927 neighborhood movie theater provided several generations of north Denver citizens with an inexpensive local recreational opportunity. 

The Old Highland Business District is comprised of six late 19th century commercial buildings, all that is left of a once thriving business area.  Although the buildings are not outstanding architecturally, they are good examples of commercial architecture from the period and are nicely related to one another. 

The two-story brick Mediterranean style building was designed by Denver architect, Harry W.J. Edbrooke.  It is one of three theaters constructed, owned, and operated by John Thompson and J.A. Goodridge, primary owners of the International Amusement Company, in the fashionable Capitol Hill neighborhood during the 1910s. 

Built in 1924 by prominent Denver architect William Norman Bowman, the Norman is one of Denver’s best preserved examples of a luxury apartment building dating from the 1920s and 30s.  Laid out as two six-story wings set at right angles, the complex contained 48 apartments with nine foot ceilings. 

Denver architect Eugene G. Groves designed and built the all concrete Nordlund House in 1938-39. Groves’ practice spanned five decades, during which he completed noteworthy commissions involving schools, college buildings, government offices, and commercial buildings. 

Constructed in 1891 by Isaac Percival for Thomas Niblock, an Irish immigrant, the terrace is divided in the middle by a stepped cornice and roof porch, which creates two five-unit sections with alternating wood stud and masonry party walls. 

This eclectic, Victorian era apartment was built in 1888-1889 and is a prominent neighborhood landmark at the south end of the San Rafael Historic District.  The building represents a time when terraces and the concept of apartment living were relatively new to residents of Denver.