1889
1924
Architecture of Colorado
Denver
department stores
Frank E. Edbrooke
1889 – Denver Dry Building, Denver
Architect: Frank E. Edbrooke
Originally built in 1889,the store was expanded in 1898, 1906 and 1924, the Denver Dry Goods Company Building is a historic department store building. For a while, the store was claimed to be the largest department store west of Chicago. A description on one postcard from 1916 read: “The Largest Store in the Central West, 400 Feet long-Seven Acres Floor Area, 1,200 Employees, A $1,500,000 Stock, 15th to 16th on California Street Denver Colorado”. It was converted to apartments in 1994.
Published June 25, 2010 | Last Updated August 24, 2010