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Call Number	AUR-681
Title	The Rossonian
Creator(s)	Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Summary	View of the of the Rossonian, formerly the Rossonian Hotel, now an office building, at 2650 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Built in 1912 as the Baxter Hotel, it is a Beaux-Arts style building with a brick exterior and decorative bracketing. Prominent quoins, keystones, lintels, and sills are on the exterior. A metal awning is hung over the entrance and neon lights read: "Rossonian" on the awning and side of the building. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and in the Welton Historic District.
Date	1999
Notes	Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Kathleen Barlow.; From inventory: "The former hotel achieved fame after 1929 when the it changed it's name to the Rossonian Hotel and opened the Rossonian Lounge. The hotel became one of the most important jazz clubs between St. Louis and Los Angeles. Jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, George Shearing, and Dinah Washington stayed at the hotel and entertained in the Rossonian Lounge."; Scanned image from loaned collection.; R7001516818; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.
Physical Description	1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of	Tom Noel photograph collection. Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Welton-Wynkoop Streets.
Subject	Rossonian (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000. Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000. Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000. Office buildings. Commercial facilities. Rossonian (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works. Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works. Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works. African American neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works. Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works. Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source	Source: loan, Tom Noel, 2010.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Black-and-white prints.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph

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