Residential Renovation: 1681 E. Cedar Avenue Denver Country Club South SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2016 COFFEE AT 8:30am TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00am 2016 REALTY PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. From the original 1950’s real estate brochure: “This beautiful French Normandy home was designed by Fisher & Fisher, Architects, and build by Dunn & Gibson in 1930. It […]
Dear Linda and Jack, Nancy and Fred, and Columns & Coffee participants, and friends of Traditional Architecture: What a lovely time everyone had last Saturday morning! Linda and Jack were quite generous with their hospitality and as someone remarked, “It was like wandering the halls of Europe!” or at least a visit to The Frick […]
Join Columns & Coffee as we tour the recent renovation of this Mediterranean Revival style house centered in the historic Belcaro neighborhood. The house was originally designed in 1928 by the renowned Denver architectural firm of Fisher and Fisher, commissioned by Mrs. John Walter Best (née Florence Kountze), whose father Charles B. Kountze and his […]
Dear Sylvia, Jesse, Molly, C&C Participants and Friends of Traditional Architecture, Good things are for those who wait…after the tour was cancelled due to snow in April, last Saturday turned out to be the perfect fall day for a most enjoyable tour of the Richthofen Castle! The tour attendance was nearly 100%, with only one absence. Thanks […]
Dear Hosts, C&C Participants, and Friends of Traditional architecture, Someone asked architect Tom Carr at the coffee shop before the tour, “Is it true that we only get to see one house today?” “Just wait…” came the wry reply 🙂 As it turns out, at least four people commented afterwards that it was one of […]
SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016 COFFEE at 8:30am TOUR BEGINS at 9:00am 2016 TOUR PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. Join Columns & Coffee as we tour the recent renovation of this Mediterranean Revival style house in the historic Denver Country Club neighborhood. The house was originally designed in 1916 by Maurice Biscoe for Sidney Weil Sinsheimer, one of the organizers of the Holly Sugar […]
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 COFFEE AT 8:30am TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00am 2016 REALTY PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. Join Columns & Coffee as we tour this Denver and National landmark, arranged by LIV Sotheby’s International Realty professionals Casey Miller, Carly Wells, and Dan Fead, along with the generous owners of the Richthofen Castle. Originally designed by […]
Dear C&C Participants, Bill West, Ken Miller, and Friends of Traditional architecture, I’m sure that all of you who attended will agree that Bill West did a fine job of introducing many of us to the Curtis Park neighborhood and highlighting the most interesting houses and their histories. Thank you, too, Bill, for providing copies […]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016 COFFEE AT 8:30am TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00am 2016 REALTY PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. As Tom Noel and Barbara Norgren wrote in their book, Denver, the City Beautiful, “Denver was no thing of beauty in the 1890s…commercial buildings were thrown up recklessly, sometimes robbing adjacent structures of sunshine, air circulation, and public access. Parks were conspicuously […]
Dear Hosts, Tour Participants, and Friends of Traditional architecture, It turned out to be a very nice morning and thank you for being a part of it. We just beat the heat and the parades and thanks to our hosts, parking was pretty much a snap for nearly everyone! First of all we would like […]
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016 COFFEE at 8:30am TOUR BEGINS at 9:00am 2016 TOUR PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. Please join Columns & Coffee as we tour two of the many significant buildings in the Denver Capitol Hill neighborhood, beginning with the Denver Woman’s Press Club. The DWPC was founded in 1898, and is one of the oldest women’s press clubs in […]
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016 COFFEE at 8:30am TOUR BEGINS at 9:00am 2016 TOUR PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY Join Columns & Coffee as we tour this Denver and National landmark, arranged by LIV Sotheby’s International Realty professionals Casey Miller, Carly Wells, and Dan Fead, along with the owners of the Richthofen Castle. Originally designed by Alexander Cazin in 1887, with additions and remodels by […]
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2016 COFFEE AT 8:30am TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00am 2016 REALTY PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. Join Columns & Coffee as we tour two houses designed by the accomplished historical architect Frederick J. Sterner. Both houses have been renovated by award-winning Denver architect Doug Walter AIA, who will be leading us through the challenges and successes of […]
Dear East 7th Avenue Parkway tour Participants, Hosts, and Friends of the ICAA, It was a lovely morning as we made our way up the Parkway, seeing those beautiful homes and gardens and meeting many gracious people along the way. We would like to especially thank the homeowners who generously shared their time and personal […]
Dear Morgan Historic District Denver tour Participants, generous Hosts, and Friends of the ICAA, What a delightful Autumn morning we had last Saturday! I’m glad that so many of you enjoyed the tour just as much as I did and thank you for your feedback. It was one of those rare mornings where things just […]
Dear Brinkerhoff tour Participants and other Friends of the ICAA, We are most grateful to Jon & Peggy Gordon and Kris Kerr of Kentwood Realty http://www.denverrealestate.com/our_brokers/team/jonpeggy for arranging the tour of the Brinkerhoff Mansion and to Mr. and Mrs. Joris Brinkerhoff for granting permission. Also a note of appreciation to chapter president Don Ruggles for […]
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 COFFEE AT 8:30am TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00am 2014 MEDIA PARTNER: LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGN MAGAZINE 2014 REALTY PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. The Country Club Historic Neighborhood was developed in the early 1900s in conjunction with the Denver Country Club and was designated as a Historic Landmark District in 1990. Historically […]
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 COFFEE AT 8:30am TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00am 2014 MEDIA PARTNER: LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGN MAGAZINE 2014 REALTY PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, INC. From the original 1950’s real estate brochure: “This beautiful French Normandy home was designed by Fisher & Fisher, Architects, and build by Dunn & Gibson in 1930. It is situated […]
High Street: Denver Country Club Historic District SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2014 COFFEE AT 8:30 TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00 2014 Media Partner: Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine 2014 Realty Partner: Gerretson Realty, Inc. The Country Club Historic Neighborhood was developed in the early 1900s in conjunction with the Denver Country Club and was designated as a Historic Landmark […]
Dear Polly and Mark Lestikow, Doug Walter, Barb Hammon, Barbara Moran, C&C Participants, and Friends of Traditional Architecture, Many thanks to all of you who attended the tour in Crestmoor Park on Saturday morning for making the tour one of the best yet. Your interest in the houses, your convivial nature, and the spring weather […]
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 COFFEE AT 8:30 TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00 2014 Media Partner: Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine 2014 Realty Partner: Gerretson Realty, Inc. The Country Club Historic Neighborhood was developed in the early 1900s in conjunction with the Denver Country Club and was designated as a Historic Landmark District in 1990. Historically and architecturally rich, […]
Columns & Coffee, The Avon Apartments, March 22nd The Avon Masonic Apartments, built in1931. (Photo by Frank Ooms for the Historic Denver Collection, courtesy of the DPL Western History Section) SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 COFFEE AT 8:30 AM TOUR BEGINS AT 9:00 AM 2014 MEDIA PARTNER: LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGN MAGAZINE 2014 REALTY PARTNER: GERRETSON REALTY, […]
2014 Columns & Coffee to have a residential focus The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Rocky Mountain Chapter (ICAA RMC), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the classical tradition in architecture, urbanism and their allied arts, Presents, “Columns & Coffee.” The monthly program is a social and walking tour of significant, classically influenced […]
Upcoming Columns & Coffee Set to Stroll Down Race Street SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014 COFFEE AT 8:30 RACE STREET STROLL AT 9:00 2014 Media Partner: Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine 2014 Realty Partner: Gerretson Realty, Inc. Stroll down the 9th and 8th block of Race Street on the west side of the Morgan’s Subdivision Historic […]
Gerretson Realty Sponsors 2014 Columns & Coffee Gerretson Realty is proud to announce our sponsorship of the 2014 Columns and Coffee Tours hosted by Denver’s Chapter of The Institute for Classical Art and Architecture (ICAA). Columns and Coffee Tours visit architecturally significant sites once a month on Saturday mornings. The 2014 Season will focus on […]