Interest in Denver’s building and neighborhood history has grown dramatically in recent years. Our resources include Denver building permits from 1889 to 1955; real estate atlases and Sanborn insurance maps from 1887 to the 1960s; city and business directories; and a collection of published neighborhood and architectural histories. Other collections held by the Department useful for researchers interested in Denver’s built environment include our Western History Subject Index to newspaper articles; clipping files on Denver neighborhoods, streets, and buildings; select architectural plans from our archival collections; and the large number of images of Denver and Colorado buildings from our Photograph Collection. Research Guide
All Denver Public Library locations will be closed all day on Wed., Jan. 1, in observance of New Year's Day. Additionally, the following branch library locations will close early at 6 p.m. on Tue., Dec. 31: Blair-Caldwell, Montbello, Schlessman Family, and Woodbury. More information.
