Greeley Tribune Building

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Greeley Tribune Building
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Location714 8th Street, Greeley, Colorado
Coordinates 40°25′29″N104°41′22″W / 40.42472°N 104.68944°W / 40.42472; -104.68944 (Greeley Tribune Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
ArchitectSidney Frazier
Frank B. Anderson
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 07000310 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 2007

The Greeley Tribune Building is a historic building in Greeley, Colorado. It was built in 1929. It is home to the Greeley History Museum, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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History

The building was erected for The Greeley Tribune , the main newspaper in Greeley, in 1929. [2]

The building was purchased by the city of Greeley in 2003 to house a museum about the history of Greeley. [3] It is now home to the Greeley History Museum and the Hazel E. Johnson Research Center. [4]

Architectural significance

The building was designed by architects Sidney Frazier and Frank B. Anderson in the Beaux Arts style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 18, 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greeley Tribune Building". National Park Service . Retrieved July 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Greeley picks old Trib building for museum site" . Fort Collins Coloradoan . January 9, 2003. p. 11. Retrieved July 29, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Greeley Tribune Building". Colorado Encyclopedia . Retrieved July 29, 2018.