Adolph Zang Mansion

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Adolph Zang Mansion
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Location709 Clarkson St., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates 39°43′39″N104°58′39″W / 39.72750°N 104.97750°W / 39.72750; -104.97750
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 77000371 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 1977

Adolph Zang Mansion is a historic house located at 709 Clarkson Street in Denver, Colorado. [2]

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Description and history

Built in 1903, it was designed by Denver architect Frederick C. Eberley. [3] [4] Architecturally, the three and a half story house is Neoclassical Revival. It was built for Adolph J. Zang, son of Philip Zang the founder of Zang Brewery. The interior includes gilded ceilings, five fireplaces, Tiffany chandeliers, handcarved woodwork and a stained-glass window scene from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice .

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1977. [1] [5]

In 2017, the mansion was sold for 2 million dollars. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Zang Mansion".
  3. [Denver, the city beautiful and its architects, 1893-1941] by Thomas Jacob Noel, Barbara S. Norgren
  4. "Leonard Leonard & Associates". www.leonardleonard.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. Lynn S. Jordan (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Adolph Zang Mansion". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1977
  6. Jackson, Margaret (April 25, 2017). "Historic Zang Mansion in Capitol Hill Sells for $2 Million". Westword. Retrieved November 17, 2021.