Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- City Hall
- Facade view of the brick and native stone City Hall and Walsh Library, 4th (Fourth) Street and 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; features include arched transom windows, double firehouse doors, metal frame belltower, colonnaded...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Walsh Library, Ouray
- Facade view of the weathered brick and native stone City Hall and Walsh Library, built in 1899-1901, 4th (Fourth) Street and 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Features include arched transom windows, double firehouse doors,...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1919]
- Erie
- Lincoln School in Erie, Weld County, Colorado, was built in 1881. A brick belltower stands at the intersection of two brick two-story gable- roofed sections. A sign "Lincoln School" is on the belltower, above double doors; the bell is covered by a...
- Erie (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Schools--Colorado--Erie--1980-1990.
- 1988?
- Cathedral and plaza El Paso Del Norte
- View of the Mission de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Paso, in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico; a cross tops the belltower. People and buggies crowd the street by an adobe business with sign: "Juan y Mora - Tienda y Tinteria;" mountains are...
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Paso del Rio del Norte (Ciudad Juárez, Mexico)--1890-1910.; Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez--1890-1910.; Missions--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Longmont's First Congregational Church building at Fourth and Coffman
- Exterior of First Congregational Church, 4th Avenue and Coffman Street, Longmont, Colorado, built in 1874-1875; features wood frame board and batten construction, front gable, arched leaded windows, central open belltower and pointed steeple with...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1890.; First Congregational Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Fire Department, Longmont, Colo.
- "Longmont's first horse drawn fire wagon about 1908. The old Buckingham hook and ladder truck, the town's first fire protection, is shown at the right of view." The two-story brick fire department house shows on corner with large open vehicular...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- The First Christian Church, Sixth & Coffman, Longmont, Colo.
- Exterior of the First Christian Church, 6th Avenue and Coffman Street, Longmont, Colorado; built in 1891, features wood frame clapboard construction, an intersecting gable roof, gingerboard gable trim, L-plan with a corner entry tower, louvred...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- First Cong. Church
- Exterior of First Congregational Church, Longmont, Colorado; features brick construction, intersecting gables, L-shape plan with corner louvred belltower and large arched stained glass windows.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; First Congregational Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- November 1926
- Library Hall & Longs Peak, Longmont, Colo. built in 1871 by C. C. Calkins and where the 1st male child, B. W. Calkins was born, in the City of Longmont.
- "Library Hall, the large building left center, was built in 1871, and served as Longmont's first school, town hall, library and community center. It was paid for and partly furnished by Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of New York, for whom the park, one...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Longmont Fire Department
- Two firemen in an open cab fire engine pause outside the vehicular door of the two-story brick fire department station, Longmont, Colorado. A domed belltower with a flagpole is on the flat top roof. Kodaks and The Quality Creamery are next door. A...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 1926
- Methodist Church, Meeker, Colo.
- Exterior of the Methodist Church, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows wood frame clapboard church with front gable trim, Gothic arched windows and an open belltower.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1914]
- Catholic Church
- Exterior of the Holy Family Catholic Church, 890 Park Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the Romanesque brick building with Gothic entry. Features include a square louvered belltower topped with a cross, a rose window, stained glass...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1920.; Holy Family Catholic Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1914]
- Methodist Church
- Exterior view of the Methodist Church, Fifth (5th) and Lincoln Street, Loveland, Colorado, shows the J-shaped brick building with gable roof and corner belltower, built in 1902.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- 1959
- St. Louis Catholic Church and school
- View of St. Louis Catholic Church and school, Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado, shows the brick buildings with playground equipment and a cut out figure of a young girl with sign: School Zone. The church features front gable and tile roof and a...
- Louisville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Louisville--1980-1990.; Church schools--Colorado--Louisville--1980-1990.; St. Louis Catholic Church (Louisville, Colo.)
- [between 1980 and 1990]
- Holy Family Catholic Church
- Exterior of the Holy Family Catholic Church, 890 Park Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the Romanesque red brick building with Gothic entry. Features include a square louvered belltower topped with a cross, a rose window and stone...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Meeker--1980-1990.; Holy Family Catholic Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- 1984
- Silverton 9-21-78 City Hall
- Exterior view of the City Hall in Silverton, Colorado, looking south. This square two-story brick structure, built in 1908, features dentilled cornices, dormers, and a projecting gabled entry with colonettes. The square belltower has a cupola with...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; City & town halls--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.
- September 21, 1978
- Aspen, Colo.
- Left side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome and St. Mary's...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Silverton, Colo.
- View down 12th (Twelfth) Street of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, ends at Silverton Northern Railroad line along Cement Street. Well maintained residences and walkways line the gridlines of the streets. The 1908 City Hall dome is far right,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Nevadaville Main Street
- View of the remains of Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the Redman's and Odd Fellow's Lodges and the City Hall - Fire Department with a frame belltower.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- Spring 1939
- Nevadaville
- View northeast over Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows Pozo Mill processing sheds with ore cart tracks up to Hubert Mine on Gunnell Hill, remains of pilings from buildings destroyed by fire and wood frame homes on Kenosha Street to the...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Nevadaville, Main St.
- View of Main Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes the Williams' house, Odd Fellow's Building, the remaining lower story of the Redman's Lodge and the City Hall - Fire Department with a frame belltower.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940?
- 7th Ave.
- View of small gabled houses with clapboard siding, picket fences Seventh Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Shows woman on porch wearing hat; well dressed man standing by fence. Landmarks: County Courthouse and fire belltower.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1899]
- Ophir school, Emma Anderson Kullhem, teacher
- Emma Anderson Kullhem poses at the Ophir School, in Ophir, San Miguel County, Colorado. The schoolhouse has gable imbrication, a belltower, and sign: "Ophir School erected 1896."
- Ophir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Ophir--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Ophir--1910-1920.; Kullhem, Emma Anderson.
- 1914 or 1915?
- City Hall & Fire Dept Main Street
- In Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, a one-story, frame building with a cross-beamed belltower has lettering: "City Hall Fire Dept." Windows above the double doors are boarded up.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- #533 Exterior - Methodist Church
- The congregation of Paonia Methodist Church stands outside of the church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the L-shaped, masonry building: gable roof, gothic windows, fish-scale siding, and a belltower with a hipped...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- #735 Exterior of Methodist Church
- Exterior view of the Paonia Methodist Church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the L-shaped, masonry building: gable roof, gothic bays, fish-scale imbrication, and a belltower with a hipped roof.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Church at Pitkin, Colo.
- Image of a printed article with a view of the church in Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado, with arched windows and a side square belltower.
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Pitkin--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Poncha Springs schoolhouse
- Students and teachers pose in front of the 1882 schoolhouse, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado. The brick school building features a cross gable, stone quoins and trim, a chimney and a belltower.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Ouray
- Two girls pose in front of their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed building, built in 1883 by local contractor Francis Carney with pressed brick and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Ouray
- Students pose in long rows outside their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed the 1883 building, built by local contractor Francis Carney...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Ouray
- Face view of a front gable Fire Department house, possibly in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows the Victorian belltower.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fire stations--Colorado--Ouray--1980-1990.
- 1985
- Old Methodist Church, later moved to Colonna [sic]
- View of the Methodist Church, northwest corner of Fifth (5th) Avenue and Fourth (4th) Street, Ouray, Colorado, shows the 1878 wood frame church with weathered clapboard, front gable, projecting entry and belltower, tall steeple and a decorative...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- St. Patrick's Church
- View of St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, The front gable church built in 1877, features clapboard siding, front entry belltower topped with a cross, shingle roof and stained glass windows.
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- St Elmo City Hall and cabins on Main St. Slamm structure at left City Hall was telegraph station on the DSP&P railroad.
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, a gable roofed frame building has a belltower and sign: "St. Elmo Fire Co & City Hall." A cylindrical privy nearby has a conical roof and hinged door. Log and frame dwellings are in the background.
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1940.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Rosita
- View of Rosita, Custer County, Colorado, shows houses, businesses, mining sheds and the white gable roof school with belltower built in a wide valley. The Sangre De Cristo Range is in distance covered in snow.
- Rosita (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Tincup, Colorado, Gunnison County
- View of the Town Hall, built in 1906, Tincup, Gunnison County, Colorado; features a front-gable body with open, one sided window shutters and a corner belltower with decorative shingles and a pyramidal roof topped by an American flag. A Forest...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1970-1980.; City & town halls--Colorado--Tincup--1970-1980.
- August, 1978
- Tincup, Colo. Town Hall, big building at right was just built
- View over Tincup from American Mountain, Gunnison County, Colorado, shows scattered log buildings in a meadow including the newly completed Town Community Hall with corner belltower. The business district along Washington Avenue includes Frenchy's...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tincup--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Christian Church, Windsor, Colo.
- The Christian Church in Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, is a frame building with a covered entry, a belltower, and arched windows.
- Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- San Rafael, Colorado
- The San Rafael Catholic Church, in San Rafael, Conejos County, Colorado, has a projecting entry and sign: "S. Pedro y S. Rafael" and faceted belltower.
- San Rafael (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--San Rafael--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Second school built in Seibert
- View of the Seibert, Kit Carson County, Colorado, school; shows a frame building with belltower and widow's walk. Women pose.
- Seibert (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Seibert--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Seibert--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- School
- View of a frame school with belltower and picket fence in Sapinero, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Sapinero (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Sapinero--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Shaffers Crossing
- View of a frame church with projecting entry and belltower, and a parked car, in Shaffers Crossing, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Shaffers Crossing (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Shaffers Crossing--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Automobiles park where tethered horses once waited patiently while their owners attended church
- View of Presbyterian Church, Valmont, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a frame building (with corner belltower and arched windows), people, and cars.
- Valmont (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Valmont--1960-1970.
- March 1961
- Walden, Colo. in North Park
- The Methodist Espiscopal North Park Community Church, Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, has a gable, projecting belltower with steeple, and entry vestibule.
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Walden--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- City Hall, Central City, Colo. Herndon Davis sketches
- Reproduction of Herndon Davis watercolor; shows Eureka Street buildings, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with belltower and signs: "City Hall," and "Williams Stables."
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- 1st Christian Church, Nevada Ave. opposite the Acacia Park
- View of First Christian Church, Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The brick and stone building has a belltower, steeple, corner turret and roof cresting.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Cor. Dale & Tejon Sts., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All Souls Unitarian Church, at Dale and Tejon Streets, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, has a stone foundation, a belltower with flared eaves, shingle siding, and leaded windows.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.; Unitarian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1893 and 1914]
- First Presbyterian Church
- First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is built of rusticated stone with a corner entry, belltower, and incised stone trim.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Presbyterian Church
- Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is a frame building with a corner entry, a belltower, and a faceted steeple.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.
- [1882]