Empire Building, 430 Sixteenth Street, South Corner of Sixteenth Street & Glenarm Place, Denver, Denver County, CO

Significance: Designed by Frank E. Edbrooke, the Empire Building is a significant example of the later works of one of Denver's most prominent architects, and represents early low-rise commercial construction in the downtown area. The original owners of the Empire Building Horace Bennett, Julius Myers, and Jerome Riche were Colorado pioneers and influential real estate developers in Denver.

Survey number: HABS CO-87

Building/structure dates: 1906- 1907 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: before 1940 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work

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1907 - 1980

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