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Ideal Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Ideal Building

Also known as Colorado Federal Savings Building

On the National Register since 197749 years
Listed 1977Denver
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About Ideal Building

Ideal Building, at 821 17th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 9, 1977. The Register lists it for its commerce, engineering and architecture, at the state level. 28 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isOffice building in Denver, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

821 17th St., Denver · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Ideal BuildingStart here
  2. 2Boston BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 1890 · next door
  3. 3First National Bank BuildingChicago · Built 1911 · next door
  4. 4US National BankCommercial · next door
  5. 5Equitable BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival · next door
Around it

65 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BKistler Stationery Company BuildingLate Gothic Revival<0.1 miBColorado National Bank BuildingClassical Revival<0.1 miBRailway Exchange Addition and Railway Exchange New BuildingCommercial<0.1 miBNeusteter BuildingCommercial0.1 miBLewis, A. T., New BuildingChicago0.1 miBLewis, A. T., and Son Department StoreLate Victorian0.1 miBA. C. Foster BuildingBuilding0.1 miBJoslin Dry Goods Company BuildingCommercial0.1 miBBrueger Brothers Building and AnnexModern Movement0.1 miBChamber of Commerce BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miBU.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingBuilding0.1 miBKittredge BuildingBuilding0.2 miBMasonic Temple BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque Revival · Built 18890.2 miBMcClintock BuildingGothic Revival0.2 miBTelephone BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBDenver Dry Goods Company BuildingVictorian Commercial0.2 miBParamount TheaterArt Deco · Built 19300.2 miBPublic Service BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19100.2 mi
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BBaur Confectionery CompanyLate Victorian0.2 miBDaniels and Fisher TowerItalian Renaissance · Built 19110.2 miBU.S. CustomhouseItalian Renaissance0.2 miBU.S. Courthouse and Federal Office BuildingBuilding0.2 miBS. A. Grimm BlockCommercial Style0.2 miBDenver City Cable Railway BuildingBuilt 18890.2 miBBrown Palace HotelBuilding0.3 miBMidland Savings BuildingItalian Renaissance0.3 miBDenver Municipal AuditoriumRenaissance · Built 19080.3 miBTrinity United Methodist ChurchGothic · Built 18870.3 miBHover, W.A., and Company BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBCurry-Chucovich HouseVernacular0.4 miBDenver Press ClubBuilt 19250.4 miBDenver Athletic ClubRomanesque · Built 18840.4 miBEmily Griffith Opportunity SchoolBuilding0.4 miBBrinker Collegiate InstituteBuilt 18800.4 miBDowntown Denver Central YMCA and Annex (Additional Documentation)Classical Revival0.4 miBTramway BuildingRenaissance0.4 miBLarimer Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.4 miBSt. Andrews Episcopal ChurchGothic Style0.4 miBH. H. Thomas HouseHigh Victorian0.4 miDLarimer SquareItalianate0.4 miBDenver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo Motor Way Company Inc. GaragesBuilding0.4 miBCarter-Rice BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBUnion WarehouseVictorian0.4 miBKopper's Hotel and SaloonQueen Anne0.4 miBGeneral Electric BuildingBuilding0.4 miBCrocker, F. W., and Company Steam Cracker FactoryBuilding0.4 miBDenver MintSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19060.5 miBDenver Civic Center Classroom BuildingInternational Style0.5 miBFire Station No. 1Built 19780.5 miBThe Petroleum Club BuildingBuilding0.5 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 miBArno ApartmentsColonial Revival0.5 miBArcanum ApartmentsClassical Revival0.5 miDEnterprise Hill Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBClements RowhouseLate Victorian · Built 18830.5 miBBarney L. Ford BuildingBuilt 18630.5 miBSugar BuildingSullivanesque0.5 miBPeters Paper Company WarehouseCommercial Style0.5 miBOxford HotelBuilt 18910.5 miBHendrie and Bolthoff Warehouse BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBDenver City Railway Company BuildingBuilding0.5 miBBrown, J. S., Mercantile BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBGeorge Hamburger BlockCommercial Style0.5 mi

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Questions about Ideal Building

Is Ideal Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 9, 1977 (Register number 77000367).

Is Ideal Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Ideal Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Ideal Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 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 84125785 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.