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Haskin Elementary School

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1919, Mountjoy, French, and Frewen. 550 S. Broadway Ave.

Dominating the west end of Center, this large, two-story red brick building designed by Denver architects is visually enlarged by a high parapet and square corner towers. White stucco spandrels and ornamental panels, located between brick piers, are outlined with raised courses of red brick, providing lively elevations. Bands of windows appear modern for the design, and may be updated replacements. To the south and connected by a covered walkway is the less inspired Skoglund Middle School, a tribute to Modernist minimalism.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Thomas J. Noel
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What's Nearby

Coin-o-Matic Laundry
Mobile Home
City Hall Complex
Haskin Medical Building
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Citation

Thomas J. Noel, "Haskin Elementary School", [Center, Colorado], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-SH17.

Print Source

Buildings of Colorado, Thomas J. Noel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, 440-441.

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