Central in Denver in Denver County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Baur’s Building
1512-14 Curtis Street
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 21, 2024
1. Baur’s Building Marker
Baur's Building, constructed in 1881.
Placed on National and State Registers of Historic Places - 2006.
Home of Baur's Restaurant & Confectionery for eighty years.
City and County of Denver Landmark No. 316 - 2006.
Landmark Preservation Commission.
Erected by KEW Realty Corporation; and the City & County of Denver. (Marker Number 316.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 39° 44.795′ N, 104° 59.732′ W. Marker is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County. It is in Central. It is on Curtis Street near 15th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1514 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: University Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colorado Sports Legends: A Celebration of Sports Greatness (about 400 feet away); Silas S. Soule (about 500 feet away); Don't Panic (about 700 feet away); "The Bank that Looks Like a Bank"
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Regarding Baur’s Building. The 1881 Baur Building housed the most popular and longest-lived confectionery, catering, and restaurant firm in Denver. Established in 1871 by German immigrant Otto P. Baur, the company quickly emerged as an innovative and successful purveyor of candies, cakes, and other confectionery items.
Baur’s expertise and dedication to excellence resulted in steady expansion of the firm and shipment of its candies across the country and overseas.
After apprenticing at the store in the 1890s, John Joseph Jacobs, Baur’s nephew, returned to take over the business after Baur’s death in 1904. He led the company into its greatest era by greatly expanding operations, eventually adding a restaurant in 1918.
-from historycolorado.org
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 21, 2024
2. Baur’s Building Markers
The markers are below the window.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 21, 2024
3. Baur’s Building
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
