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St. John's Cathedral
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National Register of Historic Places

St. John's Cathedral

Also known as St. John's Church in the Wilderness

On the National Register since 197551 years
GothicListed 1975Denver
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About

About St. John's Cathedral

St. John's Cathedral, at 14th and Washington Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 1, 1975. The Register lists it for its art, architecture, social history and performing arts, at the state level. It describes its style as Gothic, as it does for 25 other Colorado listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isDenver, 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1909 to today

  1. 1909Built, designed by Tracy and Swartwout
  2. 1975Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 51 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

14th and Washington Sts., Denver · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1St. John's CathedralStart here
  2. 2White Spot RestaurantBuilding · next door
  3. 3Molly Brown HouseItalian Villa Style · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Dunning-Benedict HouseRomanesque Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Jeffery and Mary Keating HouseRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
Around it

44 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEppich ApartmentsCraftsman · Built 19090.1 miBPalmer, Judge Peter L. HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBEmerson SchoolLate Victorian0.2 miBOgden TheatreLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBAdolph J. Zang HouseLate Victorian Eclecticism0.2 miBHelene Apartment BuildingModerne0.3 miBFleming-Hanington HouseVictorian0.3 miBAlfred Butters HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBCreswell MansionRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBFirst Baptist Church of DenverColonial Revival0.3 miBCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionGothic Revival · Built 19210.3 miBWilliam G. Fisher HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBRay Apartments BuildingsLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBTemple EmanuelEastern Islamic0.3 miBBouvier-Lothrop HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.3 miBBailey HouseEclectic0.3 miBFlower-Vaile HouseQueen Anne · Built 18890.3 miBLang, William, TownhouseBuilding0.3 mi
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BFirst Congregational ChurchLombardic Revival0.4 miBStearns HouseMission Style0.4 miBCroke-Patterson-Campbell MansionVictorian · Built 18900.4 miBMontgomery CourtRenaissance Revival · Built 19080.4 miBSheedy MansionQueen Anne0.4 miBSt. Mark's Parish ChurchGothic0.4 miBDoyle-Benton HouseAmerican Foursquare · Built 18960.4 miBColorado State Capitol Annex Building and Boiler PlantArt Deco0.4 miBFirst Unitarian Society of DenverBuilding0.4 miBAltamaha ApartmentsItalian Renaissance · Built 19020.4 miBSt. Paul's English Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBCapitol Life Insurance BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBJohn S. Flower HouseQueen Anne0.4 miDSwallow Hill Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBCaroline Bancroft HouseQueen Anne · Built 18920.4 miBGuerrieri-Decunto HouseBuilding0.4 miBThe GraftonQueen Anne0.4 miBKistler-Rodriguez HouseJacobean Revival0.5 miBColburn HotelBuilding0.5 miBStanley ArmsModerne0.5 miDSherman Street Historic DistrictArt Deco0.5 miDHumboldt Street Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival0.5 miBCentral Presbyterian Church (Additional Documentation)Richardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBGeorge Schleier MansionQueen Anne0.5 miBDow-Rosenzweig HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 miBHaskell HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 mi
More like it

Gothic style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic.

Adolph J. Zang House0.2 mi away
St. Mark's Parish Church0.4 mi away
Trinity United Methodist ChurchBuilt 1887 · 0.7 mi away
Christ Methodist Episcopal Church0.8 mi away

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Questions about St. John's Cathedral

Is St. John's Cathedral on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 1, 1975 (Register number 75000513).

Is St. John's Cathedral 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 St. John's Cathedral?

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

Where can I read the history of St. John's Cathedral?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 84129203 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.