Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-04
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p,PRN DAILY (sundsys and Legal Holidays OF
iepted), from 10 D. m. to p. m, for the receiT
cjfdeposits
Il OPEN TUEslAYs sAED. sAED SATURDAYS aI DAYS i..a iron
saeets. 1t is built of Colorado sand
stone, and cost. with the grounds. ST.
2oo, 900. What would Annapolis think
of expending such a sum on its Court
House, even though its population equal
ed that of Denver! The City Hall-the
municipal headquarters lis situated at
Fourteenth and Larimer streets. Ii is
built of undressed limestone, at a cost OF
S775 200.
The Chamber of Commerce Building
is at the corner of Fourteenth and Law
renee streets. Ii is built of undressed
lava stone. red sandstone trimmings. and
cost S7oo, 900. In this building is the
city library and public reading rooms.
There are 81 900 volumes in the library
here. The Union Exchange, somewhat
in the nature OF public building. is the
handsome eight-story structure at Arapa-
hoe and Fifteenth streets. 1t is the home
OF the mining stock market in Denver.
II was completed in 1890. and cost, with
grounds, S4oo, 900. The material is red
pressed brick, sandstone and terra Gotta
trimmings. Next to the public buildings.
Denver's business blocks are most i'm
pressivs. While not distinguished for
"sky-scraping" or "rookery" blocks.
there are several eight and nine-story
buildings some of which have been in
cluded in magazine articles as among
the large and attractive buildings of the
country.
The Equitable Building leads. 1t is
nine stories high. of white tile brick and
granite. with elaborately carved decora-
tions, and cost 81 400. .ooo. The Boston
Block at Seventeenth and Champa streets
is of dressed brown stone and cost s425,-
900. Other imposing "blocks' are the
Ernest & Cranmer," "McPhee Build
ing" Jackson" "Kittredge." "Mc-
Murtrie. "Masonic Temple. Peoples
Bank" and RAILROAD Building" the last
two partaking of the nature OF "sky-
scrapers." The social side of life is high
ly cultivated and encouraged in the
Queen City OF the Plains. In looking
through the city directory we find there
are more than one hundred active social.
literary, musical and educational clubs
in existence. These do not include
church or semi-philanthropic organiza-
tions. Further and ample evidence of
the development OF this phase of life was
given when the local clubs entertained
the delegates TO the National Federation
of Womsn's Clubs here in 1898.
The club buildings are equal to the
hAa nf haA
might mention the Denver Club, mas
sive red and lava stone structure, which
cost $3.50. 900; the Denver Athletic Club,
which IS one OF the finest in the country,
and which has q membership OF 900.
The building and equipment cost $2z5.-
600. Beside these there are the Univer-
sity Club, the Progress Club Uewish).
the Woman's Club, and others. Denver
boats of one of the best hotels in the
United States, the Brown Palace. Ii is a
magnificent building, ten stories high,
finished of in onyx on the office floor.
with grand mantle and stairway with har-
monious 6nishings from the first to the
tenth floor. Its style of architecture is
the Italian Renaissance, its form is tri-
angular. having frontage of $40 feet on
the three avenues, and it 10 constructed
OF beautiful Arizona brown sandstone.
Denver, like Baltimore, is also church
city. There are I7I church organizations
in the city. Almost every denomination
extant in the country is here represented.
Besides Swedish churches, there are sew
eral bodies in which sermons are deliv-
cred in foreign languages. One encour-
aging feature Of church life in Denver is
the large number Of small churches, well
distributed over the city. No one need
to 90 far to find eongenial house of
worship. A new rule for the coastruc-
ton Of these churches is that they be
provided with cutlery and other equip
men, for church banquets. socials. &c.
TContinued.