Denver Gas & Electric Building

Denver Gas & Electric Building
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General information
Status	Completed
Architectural style	Chicago School
Location	910 15th St., Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates	39°44′44″N104°59′42″W / 39.74556°N 104.99500°W / 39.74556; -104.99500
Completed	1910 [1] [2]
Height
Roof	140 ft (43 m)
Technical details
Floor count	10 [3]
Design and construction
Architect	Harry W. J. Edbrooke [3]
Main contractor	Frank E. Edbrooke and Company [4]

Denver Gas & Electric Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
NRHP reference No.	78000851
CSRHP No.	5DV.137 [3]
Added to NRHP	1978-07-20

The Denver Gas & Electric Building, also known as the Public Service Building, the Insurance Exchange Building, ^[5] and IX-West (Internet Exchange, Denver), ^[6] is a building located in the downtown district of Denver, Colorado. Designed by architect Harry W. J. Edbrooke for the Denver Gas & Electric Company, the 10 story building was completed in 1910. One of its most striking features is the use of 13,000 electric light bulbs decorating its façade. ^[7]

In 1978, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[8]

References

1. "Building History". 910Telecom. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
2. "Gas & Electric Building / Public Service Company Building". History Colorado. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
3. "Denver Gas and Electric Building". DenverUrbanism. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
4. "Colorado Architects Biographical Sketch:Harry W. J. Edbrooke" (PDF).
5. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination form: Public Service Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. January 1, 1977. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
6. "About IX-West".
7. "Gas & Electric Building / Public Service Company Building". Denver Public Library.
8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

External links

• Media related to Public Service Company of Colorado Building at Wikimedia Commons