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Larimer Square
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National Register of Historic Places

Larimer Square

Also known as Larimer Street

A district of 17 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1973
ItalianateListed 1973Denver
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About the district

Larimer Square, at 1400 block of Larimer St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 40 other Colorado listings. The district takes in 17 historic buildings. The listing covers 1.8 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isUnited States historic center. 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 · 92 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1400 block of Larimer St., Denver · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Larimer SquareStart here
  2. 2Larimer Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Hover, W.A., and Company BuildingCommercial Style · next door
  4. 4Tramway BuildingRenaissance · next door
  5. 5Denver Municipal AuditoriumRenaissance · Built 1908 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

47 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSugar BuildingSullivanesque0.1 miBDaniels and Fisher TowerItalian Renaissance · Built 19110.2 miBBarney L. Ford BuildingBuilt 18630.2 miBSpratlen-Anderson Wholesale Grocery Company-Davis Brothers WarehouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBCarter-Rice BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBUnion WarehouseVictorian0.2 miBPeters Paper Company WarehouseCommercial Style0.2 miBOxford HotelBuilt 18910.2 miBTelephone BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.3 miBPublic Service BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19100.3 miBBaur Confectionery CompanyLate Victorian0.3 miBA. C. Foster BuildingBuilding0.3 miBJoslin Dry Goods Company BuildingCommercial0.3 miBKistler Stationery Company BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.3 miBColorado National Bank BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBRailway Exchange Addition and Railway Exchange New BuildingCommercial0.3 miBDenver City Cable Railway BuildingBuilt 18890.3 miBHendrie and Bolthoff Warehouse BuildingCommercial Style0.3 mi
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BGeneral Electric BuildingBuilding0.3 miBDenver City Railway Company BuildingBuilding0.3 miBCrocker, F. W., and Company Steam Cracker FactoryBuilding0.3 miBUnion StationNeoclassical · Built 18810.3 miBBrown, J. S., Mercantile BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBEmmanuel Shearith Israel ChapelRomanesque · Built 18760.4 miBDenver Dry Goods Company BuildingVictorian Commercial0.4 miBTivoli Brewery CompanyHigh Victorian Italianate0.4 miBNeusteter BuildingCommercial0.4 miBLewis, A. T., New BuildingChicago0.4 miBLewis, A. T., and Son Department StoreLate Victorian0.4 miBEquitable BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.4 miBFirst National Bank BuildingChicago · Built 19110.4 miBBoston BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 18900.4 miBUS National BankCommercial0.4 miBIdeal BuildingBuilding0.4 miBBrueger Brothers Building and AnnexModern Movement0.4 miBChamber of Commerce BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBLittleton Creamery-Beatrice Foods Cold Storage WarehouseBuilding0.4 miBEmily Griffith Opportunity SchoolBuilding0.5 miBSt. Elizabeth's ChurchGerman-Gothic0.5 miBMasonic Temple BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque Revival · Built 18890.5 miBMcClintock BuildingGothic Revival0.5 miBU.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingBuilding0.5 miBU.S. CustomhouseItalian Renaissance0.5 miBU.S. Courthouse and Federal Office BuildingBuilding0.5 miBS. A. Grimm BlockCommercial Style0.5 miBKopper's Hotel and SaloonQueen Anne0.5 miBMoffat StationNeoclassical0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Auraria 9th Street Historic District0.6 mi away
Enterprise Hill Historic District0.8 mi away
Glenarm Place Historic Residential District1 mi away
Curtis-Champa Streets District1.2 mi away

Memories of Larimer Square

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Questions about Larimer Square

Is Larimer Square on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 7, 1973 (Register number 73000468).

Is Larimer Square a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Larimer Square?

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 Larimer Square?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 92 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 84129259 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.