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Denver architecture: Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival is best characterized by the pointed-arched window, steeply pitched roof, and picturesque composition. The English/French examples are predominately ecclesiastical and are vernacular versions of late Medieval churches. C...
Denver architecture: Greek Revival
Greek Revival is very rare in Colorado and the few examples that exist date from between 1860 and the mid-1870s. The style is more appropriately called Greek "Survival" because it is an unusually late appearance of a style that began in t...
Denver architecture: Second Empire
The mansard roof with either concave or straight sides is the key to distinguishing the Second Empire style. Although not extremely common in Colorado, high style examples exist, most notably the Tabor Hotel in Leadville, the Bloom House ...
Denver architecture: English-Norman Cottage
The English or Norman Cottage is the modest, very simplified version of the Tudor or Jacobean/Elizabethan styles of residential architecture. It is a one-story structure generally composed of brick, stucco or occasionally stone. The mos...
Property Owners Plan More Rent Increases
Renter confidence over their finances is on the rise. That is good because that coincides with a recent survey finding that shows property owners plan to increase rents higher still this year. Sixty-one percent of property owners say they plan...
Denver architecture: Shingle
Like Queen Anne, the Shingle style was influenced by English architect Richard Norman Shaw. The style is simpler than Queen Anne with a more horizontal emphasis. It is characterized by the uniform use of wood shingles as the primary surfac...
The Ultimate Home Maintenance Checklist
For many owners, home maintenance happens only when something goes awry. Overflowing gutters, a balky furnace, or a chimney that refuses to draw provoke an expensive emergency call to service technicians. Worse, your family's safety could b...
Denver architecture: WPA-Moderne
Art Moderne, also referred to as Moderne or Streamline Moderne, followed the Art Deco style in its rejection of traditional ornamentation. Popular throughout the 1930s, Art Moderne looked to the modern machine age for inspiration, especiall...