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Tears-McFarlane House
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National Register of Historic Places

Tears-McFarlane House

On the National Register since 197650 years
GeorgianListed 1976Denver
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About Tears-McFarlane House

Tears-McFarlane House, at 1200 Williams St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 11, 1976. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Georgian, as it does for 5 other Colorado listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse 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 · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1898 to today

  1. 1898Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1200 Williams St., Denver · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Tears-McFarlane HouseStart here
  2. 2Cornwall ApartmentsSpanish · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Peter McCourt HouseColonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Delos Allen Chappell HouseVictorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Schlessinger HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DHumboldt Street Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival0.2 miBDoyle-Benton HouseAmerican Foursquare · Built 18960.2 miBFirst Unitarian Society of DenverBuilding0.2 miDVine Street HousesQueen Anne0.2 miDCheesman ParkDistrict0.3 miBAltamaha ApartmentsItalian Renaissance · Built 19020.3 miBWilbur S. Raymond HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBStanley ArmsModerne0.4 miBPalmer, Judge Peter L. HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBOwen E. LeFevre HouseVictorian · Built 18960.4 miBRussell and Elinor Gates MansionShingle Style · Built 18920.4 miStWilliams Street ParkwayStructure0.5 miBJohn and Elvira Doud HouseFoursquare0.5 miBRichard Crawford Campbell HouseBenedict, J0.5 miBEppich ApartmentsCraftsman · Built 19090.5 miBEmerson SchoolLate Victorian0.5 miBAustin BuildingItalian Renaissance0.5 miBOgden TheatreLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.5 mi
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BRay Apartments BuildingsLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBBailey HouseEclectic0.5 miBCaroline Bancroft HouseQueen Anne · Built 18920.5 miBWalters, Manuella C., DuplexLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBHouse at 1750 Gilpin StreetQueen Anne0.5 miBPierce T. Smith HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi
More like it

Georgian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Georgian.

Delos Allen Chappell House0.3 mi away
Country Club Historic District1.1 mi away
Belcaro2.7 mi away
St. Elizabeth's Retreat ChapelBuilt 1897 · 3.5 mi away

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Questions about Tears-McFarlane House

Is Tears-McFarlane House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 11, 1976 (Register number 76000557).

Is Tears-McFarlane House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 1.2 miles away.

Can you visit Tears-McFarlane House?

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 Tears-McFarlane House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 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 84128867 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.