Fairview Place Lofts (Denver, Colorado)

USA / Colorado / Mountain View / Denver, Colorado / West Fairview Place, 3249
 Neoclassical (architecture), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Italianate style (architecture), historic district, apartment complex, American Craftsman (architecture)
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Historic former medical school and sanitarium (now an apartment complex) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

Built: 1875 (original pre-existing home); 1916-1923 (rest of the complex)
Architect: Harry W.J. Edbrooke (Denver, CO)
Architectural style: Neoclassical; Italianate; American Craftsman
Areas of significance: Architecture; Health/Medicine
Area: 3.5 acres
Also known as: Tilden School for Teaching Health (historic name)
Date added to NRHP: 9/7/1995
Other designations: U.S. Historic District; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: The Tilden School for Teaching Health is an example of an early 20th century sanitarium utilizing nontraditional health techniques. The school was founded and operated by Dr. John Henry Tilden who developed and widely published the health techniques employed there. The school is representative of early 20th century medical facility design. The school has been converted for use as residential apartments.
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