Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Denver

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)

Also known as Loretto Heights College

On the National Register since 197551 years
RomanesqueListed 1975Denver

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About the district

Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation), at 3001 South Federal Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 18, 1975. The Register lists it for its education, architecture and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 31 other Colorado listings. The listing covers 7.3 acres.

What it isHistoric building in Denver, Colorado, United States. 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 · 37 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3001 South Federal Blvd., Denver · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

  1. 1Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2Machebeuf HallBuilding · next door
Around it

2 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

More like it

Romanesque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque.

Memories of Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)

Is Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 18, 1975 (Register number 75000510).

Is Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 5.8 miles away.

Can you visit Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)?

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 Loretto Heights Academy (Additional Documentation)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 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 84129800 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.