Jacques Benedict
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Colorado
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history, whose works include a number of well-known landmarks and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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. Commonly known as Jacques Benedict, he was born in Chicago
Chicago
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in 1879, and he studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
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. He came to Denver in 1909, and became renowned for his many prominent works including homes, churches, academic and public buildings, spanning a range of architectural styles and with a particular gift for melding with natural landscapes. Benedict married June Louise Brown in Denver on February 20, 1912, and was hired to be the architect of the Denver archdiocese of the Catholic Church, becoming a respected authority on sacred architecture. The architect has been described by his biographer Doris Hulse, as "talented, cultured, eccentric, flamboyant, practical, difficult, opinionated, generous, temperamental, considerate, gentleman farmer, man-about-town", and a number of his works are widely known today.
Portfolio of Notable Works
Boulder County, ColoradoBoulder County, ColoradoBoulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
- St. Catherine's Chapel at St. Malo
· Denison Laboratory Building, University of Colorado campus
Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
- Brown-Garrey-Congdon House
- Craig House
- Cranmer House
- Flatiron Building (1923), 1669 Broadway, demolished to make way for the RTD bus terminal at 16th and Broadway.
- St. Thomas Theological Seminary (1926-31), now St. John Vianney Theological Seminary , National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Chapel
- Tihen Tower
- Sullivan House
- Washington ParkWashington Park, Denver-Geography:Washington Park is located in south central Denver. The park is long and rectangular and is bordered by Virginia Avenue on the north, Downing Street on the west, Louisiana Avenue on the south, and Franklin Street on the east...
Boat House (1913), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... - Weckbaugh House (1930-33), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Woodbury Branch Library (1912), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
Evergreen, ColoradoEvergreen, ColoradoEvergreen is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Evergreen is roughly west of Denver. The population was 9,038 at the 2010 census...
- Fillius Park Picnic Shelter (1918), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Bergen Park Pavilion (1915), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Keys on the Green (1925)
- Rosedale (1920)
Golden, ColoradoGolden, ColoradoThe City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was...
- Herman F. Coors House (1917 remodel), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Steinhauer Field House (1937) at the Colorado School of MinesColorado School of MinesThe Colorado School of Mines is a small public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 29th, in America among national...
- also designed Colorado School of MinesColorado School of MinesThe Colorado School of Mines is a small public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 29th, in America among national...
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Idledale, ColoradoIdledale, ColoradoIdledale is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The Idledale Post Office has the ZIP Code 80453.-History:...
- Little Park Shelter (1917), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Starbuck Park Well House (1923), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
Jefferson County, ColoradoJefferson County, ColoradoJefferson County , whose slogan is the "Gateway to the Rocky Mountains", is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Located along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, Jefferson County is adjacent to the west side of the state capital, Denver....
- Chief Hosa Lodge (1918, GeneseeGenesee, ColoradoGenesee is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,609 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Genesee is located at ....
area), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... - Pine Valley Lodge (1927, PinePine, ColoradoPine is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The Pine Post Office has the ZIP Code 80470....
area) - Summer White House (1914, Mt. Falcon - never finished)
Littleton, ColoradoLittleton, ColoradoLittleton is a Home Rule Municipality contained in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and the 20th most populous city in the state of...
- Carmelite Convent
- Carnegie Library
- First Presbyterian Church
- Littleton Town Hall (1920, now Town Hall Arts CenterTown Hall Arts CenterTown Hall Arts Center is located in downtown Littleton, Colorado and has been a local professional theatre favorite, producing fine comedies, musicals and plays to the Denver Metro area for over 20 years.-Starting out:...
), National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
External links
- Bibliographic notes and plans for the J. G. Kerr house are available at Denver Public Library
- Benedict information and photos at Historic American Buildings SurveyHistoric American Buildings SurveyThe Historic American Buildings Survey , Historic American Engineering Record , and Historic American Landscapes Survey are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written...
- Benedict nomination, Colorado State Register
- List of Benedict's buildings at Architects of Colorado