Cranmer House (Denver, Colorado)

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Cranmer House
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Location200 Cherry St., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates 39°43′11″N104°55′59″W / 39.71972°N 104.93306°W / 39.71972; -104.93306 Coordinates: 39°43′11″N104°55′59″W / 39.71972°N 104.93306°W / 39.71972; -104.93306
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
Architect Jacques Benedict; Burnham Hoyt
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPS Jules Jacques Benoit Benedict Architecture in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No. 05000732 [1]
CSRHP No.5DV.9199
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2005

Cranmer House, also known as Kerwin House, is a historic two-story, stucco-clad Italian Renaissance Revival house at 200 Cherry Street in Denver, Colorado. The house was built in 1917 for George E. Cranmer, who was Denver Manager of Improvement and Parks. It was designed by architect Jacques Benedict. An addition built in the late 1920s, including a dormer, was designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. The house was purchased by Thomas and Mary Ann Kerwin, one of the co-founders of La Leche League, in the 1960s; they and their children resided there for 30 years. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Thomas Joseph Kerwin". Horan & McConaty. 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. R. Laurie Simmons and Thomas H. Simmons (May 31, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Cranmer House" (PDF). Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2012.