architect
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based in
Denver
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, Colorado. He designed a number of buildings which survive and are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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for their architecture.
Biography
George Louis Bettcher was born in 1862 in
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. He moved to Denver in 1895. He was part of the Unitarian Church. Bettcher was a member of the
American Institute of Architects
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(AIA).
According to the NRHP nomination of the Rossonian Hotel (1912), "he was best known for his residential design work, primarily in the
Denver Country Club
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area." With . PDF including both text and photos als available at NARA He designed the Stedman Elementary School (1925), which holds cultural significance and was an important school for racial integration efforts in Denver (after '' Keyes v. School District No. 1'').
His work is included in the collections at the Western History and Genealogy Repository at the
Denver Public Library
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.
Works
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Helene Apartment Building
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(1904), 1052 Pearl Street, Denver, Colorado
* Rossonian Hotel (1912), 2650 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado; NRHP-listed
*Kappler–Cannon–Fieger House (1912), 1904 Kearny Street, Denver, Colorado
* Denver Turnverein (1921),
Denver, Colorado
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
; this is Denver's oldest ethnic club building, originally the "Coronado Club"
*Stedman Elementary School (1925), 940 Dexter Street, Denver, Colorado
* Altamaha Apartments, 1490 Lafayette Street, Denver, Colorado; NRHP-listed
* First National Bank of Douglas County (Masonic Hall), 300 Wilcox Street,
Castle Rock, Colorado
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; NRHP-listed
*F. C. Bray House, Denver, Colorado
*The Polyanna House (or Insley House), Leavenworth, Kansas
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in downtown Denver __NOTOC__
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown Denver, Colorado.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Denver, Color ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in northeast Denver __NOTOC__
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Denver, Colorado.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in northeastern Denver, ...