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Union Warehouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Union Warehouse

Also known as Barth Hotel

On the National Register since 198244 years
VictorianListed 1982Denver
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About Union Warehouse

Union Warehouse, at 1514 17th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 3, 1982. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 33 other Colorado listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it is1880 building that was the oldest operating hotel in 1980. 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 · 29 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

1514 17th St., Denver · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Union WarehouseStart here
  2. 2Oxford HotelBuilt 1891 · next door
  3. 3Peters Paper Company WarehouseCommercial Style · next door
  4. 4Carter-Rice BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Sugar BuildingSullivanesque · next door
Around it

43 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHendrie and Bolthoff Warehouse BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBGeneral Electric BuildingBuilding0.1 miBDenver City Railway Company BuildingBuilding0.1 miBUnion StationNeoclassical · Built 18810.1 miBBrown, J. S., Mercantile BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miDLarimer SquareItalianate0.2 miBBarney L. Ford BuildingBuilt 18630.2 miBSpratlen-Anderson Wholesale Grocery Company-Davis Brothers WarehouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBDenver City Cable Railway BuildingBuilt 18890.2 miBCrocker, F. W., and Company Steam Cracker FactoryBuilding0.2 miBLittleton Creamery-Beatrice Foods Cold Storage WarehouseBuilding0.2 miBLarimer Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.3 miBDaniels and Fisher TowerItalian Renaissance · Built 19110.3 miBTramway BuildingRenaissance0.4 miBPublic Service BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19100.4 miBBaur Confectionery CompanyLate Victorian0.4 miBHover, W.A., and Company BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBA. C. Foster BuildingBuilding0.4 mi
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BJoslin Dry Goods Company BuildingCommercial0.4 miBKistler Stationery Company BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBIdeal BuildingBuilding0.4 miBColorado National Bank BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBRailway Exchange Addition and Railway Exchange New BuildingCommercial0.4 miBBrueger Brothers Building and AnnexModern Movement0.4 miBChamber of Commerce BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBKopper's Hotel and SaloonQueen Anne0.4 miBMoffat StationNeoclassical0.4 miBDenver Municipal AuditoriumRenaissance · Built 19080.5 miBTelephone BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBDenver Dry Goods Company BuildingVictorian Commercial0.5 miBNeusteter BuildingCommercial0.5 miBLewis, A. T., New BuildingChicago0.5 miBLewis, A. T., and Son Department StoreLate Victorian0.5 miBEquitable BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBFirst National Bank BuildingChicago · Built 19110.5 miBBoston BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 18900.5 miBUS National BankCommercial0.5 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 miBGeorge Hamburger BlockCommercial Style0.5 miBBurlington HotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.5 mi
More like it

Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.

Auraria 9th Street Historic District0.7 mi away
Byers-Evans HouseBuilt 1880 · 1.1 mi away
Swallow Hill Historic District1.4 mi away
Croke-Patterson-Campbell MansionBuilt 1890 · 1.5 mi away

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Questions about Union Warehouse

Is Union Warehouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 3, 1982 (Register number 82002297).

Is Union Warehouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Union Warehouse?

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 Union Warehouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 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 84129233 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.