The Parks Album

The "Parks Album" was acquired by the Western History Department in the 1930's, with no documentation or other information. It appears to be an inventory of buildings and facilities in the Denver City & Mountain Parks network. There are many interesting "small architecture" examples that will interest builders or "tiny house" aficionados. To find out more about this entire group of 695 digitized images in our Digital Collections, visit our blog about the Parks Album.

 

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View of the garages and tool shed at the Willis Case Municipal Golf Course (formerly Rocky Mountain Golf Course) in Denver, Colorado. Round and rectangular planters are near the buildings.
View of the women's restroom at Berkeley Park in Denver, Colorado. The stone building has a tiled roof and a painted sign that reads: "Ladies".
View of a water pump house at the Wellshire Golf Course (Wellshire Country Club) in Denver, Colorado. A sign that reads "Danger" is on a door of the building.
View of the gas station and pump at the Wellshire Golf Course (Wellshire Country Club) in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. A sign near the pump reads: "Conoco Germ Processed Parafin Base Motor Oils".
View of the water pump house in City Park near 23rd (Twenty-third) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile roof.
View of a brick restroom building in City Park in Denver, Colorado.
View of a brick restroom building at Sloan's Lake Park in Denver, Colorado. A sign painted on a brick dividing wall reads: "Men".
View of a stone masonry concession stand at Echo Lake Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
View of the Chief Hosa lodge, built as a restaurant by the city of Denver, at Genesee Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Jefferson County), Colorado. The stone masonry building has a covered entryway and a stone chimney.
View of the club house at the Willis Case Municipal Golf Course (formerly Rocky Mountain Golf Course). The building has a tile roof and covered porch. A sign on the building reads: "Buy Tickets Inside".
View of the Wynken, Blynken, and Nod statue in a fountain in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado.
A view of the Henry White Warren Branch Library located at 34th and High Street in Denver, Colorado. The Warren branch was designed by the Fisher Brother's architects and features an Italian style design with a red tiled roof, brick foundation and cement walls. This branch opened in 1913.
Shows a view of the Roger W. Woodbury branch library in Denver, Colorado located on West Highland Place and Federal Boulevard. The one-story Renaissance style building was designed by J.B. Benedict and features red tiled roof, arched windows and doorways and a front balustrade. The Woodbury Branch was opened in 1913.
A view of the Sarah Platt Decker Library Branch located in James H. Platt Park on Iowa and Logan streets in Denver, Colorado. The Decker library branch was constructed in 1913. The V-shaped English cottage features tiled roof, raised courtyard, gabled entry, chimneys and concrete trim. The branch was named for Sarah S. Platt Decker, a suffragette, club woman, and civic benefactor.
A view of the William H. Smiley Branch Library located in Berkeley Park in Denver, Colorado. The Smiley branch opened in 1918.
A view of the William N. Byers branch library located on West 7th Avenue and Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. The one-story building features a stucco exterior, arched windows and doorway, chimneys and red tile roof.
View of the spring house at the upper switch back of the Lariat Loop Road on the way to Lookout Mountain Park, a Denver Mountain Park located 17 miles west of Denver, Colorado. Shows two rock ashlar buildings and a water pump in front of a arched rock wall. The shelter has an arch window, a stone bench and shingled roof.
A view of a pump house at Little Park, Jefferson County, located 21 miles southwest of Denver, Colorado. The round shelter has rock ashlar walls, two arched doorways and a shingled pyramidal roof. The pump is in the center of the shelter.
An exterior view of Police Station number 4 located on West 26th Avenue and Federal Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The single story brick building features cement trim and accents and a shingle roof. A sign above the entrance reads: "Police Dept."; and a neon sign above the building reads: "Police Dep't".
Automobiles are parked in front of the single story brick testing laboratory of the Denver Highway Department located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut Street in Denver, Colorado. Address above two doors of the building read: "811" and "805". Garage number one is in the background.
A view of construction at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows the stage and seating area.
A side view of the stage and seating area at Red Rocks amphitheater under construction, Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado.
Shows the small brick lighting control building at the Denver Municipal Airport (later Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado. The building features a single door, windows and a flat roof with an overhang; a chain link fence is in front of the building.
Shows the meat storage unit at the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) in Henderson, Colorado. The building is semicircular with a small door in the front. Vines cover the roof and sides. The farm served Denver's indigent and elderly from the late 1800's until it was sold in 1960.
View of the 13 inch seacoast mortar donated to the city of Denver, Colorado, by the Grand Army of the Republic to commemorate the Colorado volunteer armed forces who fought in the Civil War. The cannon was placed in City Park in 1898.
A view of the Charles E. Dickinson Branch Library of the Denver Public Library system located on Conejos Court and Hooker Street in Denver, Colorado. This building library was dedicated in 1913 and closed in 1954.
View of a wooden building surrounded by a wire fence at Berkeley Park in Denver, Colorado. A wood cart is supported by the fence. A sign on the building reads: "Danger".
View of an adobe style water pump house at Berkeley Park in Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile roof.
Shows a gazebo style shelter in City Park in Denver, Colorado.
A view of the two story Spanish style pavilion designed by John J. Humphreys and William E. Fisher in City Park in Denver, Colorado. The building was erected on the west side of City Park Lake (Ferril Lake) in 1896.
A view of the Phipps Auditorium near the Denver Museum of Natural History in City Park Denver, Colorado. The neoclassical style building was dedicated in 1940. The building was converted to the IMAX theater in 1983.
Shows the Children's Fountain located in City Park in Denver, Colorado. The marble statue and fountain was built by Max Blondet, a Prussian sculptor, in 1912. He copied the design from the original sculpture in Dusseldorf, Germany done by Henry C. Charpeot.
A view of the old bear and sea lion habitat at the Denver Zoo in City Park in Denver, Colorado. Trees and foliage cover the rocks and boulders. The steel and plaster structure was completed in 1918 at the size of 185 feet long and 45 feet high.
View of a statue of a cowboy on a bucking bronco in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The statue was sculpted by Denver artist Alexander Phimister Proctor. A plaque on the statue reads: "'Broncho Buster' presented to Denver by J.K. Mullen A.D. 1920."
View of a brick building at the north gate to the Wellshire Golf Course (Wellshire Country Club) in Denver, Colorado.
View of the starter's building on the first tee at the Wellshire Golf Course (Wellshire Country Club) in Denver, Colorado. A wooden bench is nearby.
View of the powerhouse in City Park, Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby.
View of the puppet theater and woodworking shop at Rude Park Community Center at 1285 Decatur Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a renovated railroad car.
View of a stone and cement grill and chimney in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. A sign above on the chimney reads: "Presented To The City & County of Denver By The Denver Campfire Girls".
View of the octagonal lawn bowling office in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. The wood panel building has a window box and covered entrance.