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Denver Mint
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National Register of Historic Places

Denver Mint

Also known as United States Mint in Denver

On the National Register since 197254 years
Second Renaissance RevivalListed 1972Denver
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About Denver Mint

Denver Mint, at W. Colfax Ave. and Delaware St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 1, 1972. It was among the first 11 of Denver’s 326 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its other and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 4 other Colorado listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isUnited States Mint branch in Denver, Colorado. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1906 to today

  1. 1906Built, designed by James Knox Taylor
  2. 1972Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 54 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

W. Colfax Ave. and Delaware St., Denver · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Denver MintStart here
  2. 2Fire Station No. 1Built 1978 · next door
  3. 3Denver Press ClubBuilt 1925 · next door
  4. 4Denver Athletic ClubRomanesque · Built 1884 · next door
  5. 5Emily Griffith Opportunity SchoolBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

48 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCurry-Chucovich HouseVernacular0.1 miBByers-Evans HouseVictorian · Built 18800.2 miBDenver Public LibraryInternational Style · Built 18890.2 miDCivic Center Historic DistrictFederal Revival0.2 mi★Denver Civic CenterBuilding0.2 miBDenver Civic Center Classroom BuildingInternational Style0.2 miBThe Petroleum Club BuildingBuilding0.3 miBBrinker Collegiate InstituteBuilt 18800.3 miBKittredge BuildingBuilding0.3 miBMasonic Temple BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque Revival · Built 18890.3 miBRocky Mountain Bank Note Company BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBEvans SchoolClassical Revival0.4 miBColorado State Capitol Annex Building and Boiler PlantArt Deco0.4 miBFirst Baptist Church of DenverColonial Revival0.4 miBWest Side Court BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBCapitol Life Insurance BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBDowntown Denver Central YMCA and Annex (Additional Documentation)Classical Revival0.4 miBBrown Palace HotelBuilding0.4 mi
Show the other 30
BMidland Savings BuildingItalian Renaissance0.4 miBDenver Municipal AuditoriumRenaissance · Built 19080.4 miBMcClintock BuildingGothic Revival0.4 miBTelephone BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBDenver Dry Goods Company BuildingVictorian Commercial0.4 miBParamount TheaterArt Deco · Built 19300.4 miBNeusteter BuildingCommercial0.4 miBPublic Service BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19100.4 miBLewis, A. T., New BuildingChicago0.4 miBLewis, A. T., and Son Department StoreLate Victorian0.4 miBEleventh Avenue HotelBuilding0.5 miBSt. Mark's Parish ChurchGothic0.5 miBCreswell MansionRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionGothic Revival · Built 19210.5 miBSt. Paul's English Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBCentral Presbyterian Church (Additional Documentation)Richardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBGeorge Schleier MansionQueen Anne0.5 miBMosque of the El Jebel ShrineLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBTrinity United Methodist ChurchGothic · Built 18870.5 miBTramway BuildingRenaissance0.5 miBBaur Confectionery CompanyLate Victorian0.5 miBA. C. Foster BuildingBuilding0.5 miBEquitable BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBFirst National Bank BuildingChicago · Built 19110.5 miBJoslin Dry Goods Company BuildingCommercial0.5 miBBoston BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 18900.5 miBKistler Stationery Company BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBUS National BankCommercial0.5 miBIdeal BuildingBuilding0.5 miBColorado National Bank BuildingClassical Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Second Renaissance Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Renaissance Revival.

Denver Municipal AuditoriumBuilt 1908 · 0.4 mi away
Carter-Rice Building0.9 mi away
McPhee and McGinnity Building1.2 mi away

Memories of Denver Mint

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Questions about Denver Mint

Is Denver Mint on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 1, 1972 (Register number 72000270).

Is Denver Mint a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Denver Mint?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Denver Mint?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 84129531 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.