Supporting Colorado Springs’ Red Rock Canyon Open Space through
Stewardship, Education, Advocacy, Community Involvement
for
Meditators
Hikers
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Hikers
Runners
Equestrians
Cyclists
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BUTLER HOUSE
1129 Pennsylvania Street
(We currently have no information about the history of this house.)
NOTE: This is another house which incorporates stone from Red Rock Canyon into a brick building. The steps appear to be Lyons sandstone (flagstone) from Lyons, Colorado. At the time, this stone was popular for steps. And, as you can see, several other buildings shown here also have Lyons flagstone steps.
BUTLER HOUSE
1129 Pennsylvania Street
(We currently have no information about the history of this house.)
NOTE: This is another house which incorporates stone from Red Rock Canyon into a brick building. The steps appear to be Lyons sandstone (flagstone) from Lyons, Colorado. At the time, this stone was popular for steps. And, as you can see, several other buildings shown here also have Lyons flagstone steps.
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MOLLY BROWN HOUSE
1340 Pennsylvania Street
Built: 1889
Home of: Joseph J. & Margaret (Molly) Brown (Mining)
Architect: William Lang
LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
NOTE: The Molly Brown House is built of Castle Rock rhyolite (the same stone as Colorado Springs’ First Congregational Church) with sandstone from Red Rock Canyon used for architectural accents.
MOLLY BROWN HOUSE
1340 Pennsylvania Street
Built: 1889
Home of: Joseph J. & Margaret (Molly) Brown (Mining)
Architect: William Lang
LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
NOTE: The Molly Brown House is built of Castle Rock rhyolite (the same stone as Colorado Springs’ First Congregational Church) with sandstone from Red Rock Canyon used for architectural accents.
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“THE PENNBOROUGH”
1165 Pennsylvania Street
(We currently have no information about the history of this building.)
NOTE: This is another brick building which incorporates red sandstone which probably came from Red Rock Canyon.
“THE PENNBOROUGH”
1165 Pennsylvania Street
(We currently have no information about the history of this building.)
NOTE: This is another brick building which incorporates red sandstone which probably came from Red Rock Canyon.
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1136 Logan Street
(We currently have no information about the history of this house.)
NOTE: This is another house which incorporates stone from Red Rock Canyon along with Lyons, Colorado flagstone steps into a brick building.
1136 Logan Street
(We currently have no information about the history of this house.)
NOTE: This is another house which incorporates stone from Red Rock Canyon along with Lyons, Colorado flagstone steps into a brick building.
So far, this collection of pictures represents fewer than half or Denver’s buildings built with Red Rock Canyon stone. In the future, we expect to be expanding these pages with photos of more buildings.
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Sources:
Murphy, Jack A., Geology Tour of Denver's Buildings and Monuments (1995, Denver Museum of Natural History / Historic Denver, Inc.)
Murphy, Jack A., Geology Tour of Denver's Capitol Hill Stone Buildings (1997, Historic Denver, Inc.)
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places website.
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Sources:
Murphy, Jack A., Geology Tour of Denver's Buildings and Monuments (1995, Denver Museum of Natural History / Historic Denver, Inc.)
Murphy, Jack A., Geology Tour of Denver's Capitol Hill Stone Buildings (1997, Historic Denver, Inc.)
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places website.