The Creswell Mansion, recently renamed the Marijuana Mansion, is a historic mansion located at 1244 Grant Street in Denver, Colorado. It was designed in 1889 by leading Denver architect

John J. Huddart John James Huddart (25 August 1856 – 1930), known usually as John J. Huddart, was a British born and trained architect who practised out of Denver, Colorado in the United States. At the end of the Nineteenth century he was one of Denver's ...

. In 1977, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Architecture

The two-and-a-half-story mansion covers , and immediately behind the mansion exists an accompanying carriage house. The exterior, constructed of red sandstone, combines elements of the

Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revival style incorporates 11th and 12th century southern French, Spanish, and Italian Romanesque ...

and Queen Anne styles. At the time it was built, the mansion enjoyed a view of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Today, however, the view is obstructed by modern buildings.

History

The mansion was designed by revered Denver architect John J. Huddart in 1889 for businessman Joseph Creswell and his family. It was added to the National Register on November 25, 1977. Huddart designed a number of other buildings listed on the National Register. The building received the nickname “Marijuana Mansion” due to its connection with

Colorado Amendment 64 Colorado Amendment 64 was a successful popular initiative ballot measure to amend the Constitution of the State of Colorado, outlining a statewide drug policy for cannabis. The measure passed on November 6, 2012, and along with a similar meas ...

, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Vicente Sederberg LLP, a national cannabis law firm, moved their offices into the mansion shortly after voters approved the Amendment 64 proposal, which they had participated in writing. When Amendment 64 was passed in 2012, the Task Force on the Implementation of Amendment 64 was established, and Vicente Sederberg LLP was included in this task force. The mansion was also occupied at the same time by the National Cannabis Industry Association, who established it as the Colorado headquarters for the Marijuana Project. In June 2024, Dr. John H. Hotchkiss, through Hotchkiss Properties LLC, acquired the historic Mansion. This iconic property, which has been a part of Denver's history for over a century, is no longer associated with the National Cannabis Industry Association. Dr. Hotchkiss looks forward to an exciting future for this breathtaking mansion.

References

{{Reflist Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Queen Anne architecture in Colorado Houses completed in 1889 Houses in Denver National Register of Historic Places in Denver Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Colorado