This classic two-mile example of a parkway is clearly defined by four rows of street trees (a canopy of American Elms in this case) and a median planted with fine specimen plant material, varied in shape and scale, including local Rocky Mountain species such as the Colorado Blue Spruce.

The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat’s railroad over Rollins Pass.  The Denver, Northwestern and Pacific never reached any farther west than Craig, but in doing so it helped to establish an eastern market for the ranches, coal mines and oil fields of northwestern Colorado. 

Midwest Steel and Iron Works Company was one of Denver oldest and largest metal fabricators.  Beginning in the late 19th century, Midwest produced structural and ornamental components for buildings and engineering structures throughout Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico.  

The 1925 building was the headquarters of Midland Savings and Loan.  By the 1920s, the firm was the largest savings and loan in Colorado and one of the 45 largest in the nation. 

The 1923 McPhee & McGinnity Paint Factory Building functioned for six years as a manufacturing facility for the regionally important building supply company. 

Designed by the architectural firm of Fisher and Fisher, as the general office and warehouse for the McPhee & McGinnity Company, this flat roofed brick faced industrial building reflects the Second Renaissance Revival style in its numerous evenly spaced arched window openings.  The original two-story portion was constructed in 1913, and there is a 1919 one-story addition. 

The McNulty House is one of a series of six designed by prominent Denver architects William Lang and Marshall Pugh for real estate developer Ralph Voorhees.  For many years, the house was home to Elizabeth McNulty, a teacher at nearby Glen Park School, and her two aunts. 

Built in 1896, the two-story brick residence is an unusual example of the Foursquare building type embellished with elaborate Colonial Revival style detailing. 

The 1911 McClintock Building is an example of a small-scale Denver commercial building which provided retail and office space for a variety of businesses during the first half of the 20th century.  The storefronts provided space for small shops, including businesses offering drugs, shoes, and clothing.  The upper floors housed offices for professionals such as doctors, dentists, and lawyers and those who provided special services, such as beauty salons, dressmakers, and watch repair shops.  Although buildings with this combination of functions were not uncommon during the lat

This 1890 Romanesque Revival style building, located at the corner of 16th and Welton streets, served for many years as a center of activities for the Masonic Order in Colorado.  As one of downtown Denver’s few surviving examples of the use of rockfaced Manitou sandstone as a building material, its warm red-orange walls provide an interesting contrast with the cool grey stone of the adjacent Kittredge Building.