Daniels & Fisher Tower

The Daniels & Fisher Tower is a distinctive historic landmark located in Denver, Colorado.

Daniels and Fisher Tower
Daniels and Fisher Tower (foreground) in 2009
Location1101 16th St.,
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°44′54″N 104°59′43″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1911
ArchitectF.G. Sterner
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.69000040[1]
CSRHP No.5DV.118
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1969

Description and history

Built as part of the Daniels & Fisher department store in 1910, it was the tallest building between the Mississippi River and the state of California at the time of construction, at a height of 325 feet (99 m).[2] The building was designed by the architect Frederick Sterner and modeled after The Campanile (St. Mark's Bell Tower) at the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy.[3] The 20-floor clock tower has clock faces on all four sides. May Company purchased Daniels & Fisher in 1958, and the store vacated the tower. When the store was demolished (ca. 1971), the tower was saved and renovated into residential and office space in 1981. A 2½ ton bell occupies the top two floors of the building, above the observation deck.

The tower is located within Denver's Skyline Park and the basement level has been home to the Clocktower Cabaret entertainment venue since 2006.

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1969.

  • Entrance from 16th street
  • Ceiling in the lobby
  • Tower from 17th Street
  • Tower viewed from 16th Street, looking north
  • Original clock works
  • View of Daniels & Fisher Tower from the street
  • Interior view of southeast clock face
  • Bell and striker
  • Sconces on first floor
  • View from north-west (16th Street)
  • A ground view of the tower

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John Misachi (2017-04-15). "10 Unique Sites on the National Register of Historic Places: West". Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. Daniels & Fisher Tower - Building information, emporis.com
Preceded by
Equitable Building		 Tallest Building in Denver
1910—1957
99m		 Succeeded by
621 17th Street
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