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Grand Lowry Lofts (Denver, Colorado)

USA / Colorado / Denver / Denver, Colorado / North Rampart Way, 200
 NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, apartment building, Mission Revival (architecture)
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Historic former military barracks (now an apartment building) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1940
Architect: Office of the Quartermaster General
Architectural style: Mission Revival
Areas of significance: Architecture; Military
Area: 7.8 acres
Also known as: Lowry Field Brick Barracks (NRHP name); Lowry Technical Training Center Headquarters; "Buckingham Palace"
Date added to NRHP: 9/3/1998
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This former barracks represents America’s militarization program in response to the increasing international military threats in the Pacific and Europe in the late 1930s and early 1940s. At the time of its construction in 1940, the building was one of the nation’s largest military barracks.
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Coordinates:   39°43'19"N   104°53'57"W

Comments

  • John Kneale (guest)
    This was the main headquarters building in the 60's, Bldg 349.
  • npassmore (guest)
    I believe this was HQ building.
  • Roy Cooke (guest)
    It was still HQ when I left in 1974.
  • Ernie Bailey (guest)
    Yes this was the headquarters building when I was there in 1965-66 I was in the Navy, attending the PMEL school at Lowry. It was good duty, enjoyed Denver and the surrounding area.
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