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Barteldes, Hartig Building - #22
1600 Wynkoop Street
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Architectural style: Twentieth-Century Commercial Built: 1906 Architects: Aaron Gove and Thomas F. Walsh |
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The business began as Barteldes, Hartig & Company, with Frederick W. Barteldes and Luthar Hartig as partners, and sold seeds, fruits, and produce. In 1883 the company became Barteldes, Hartig and Patch, and in 1884, Barteldes and Patch. In 1887, Theodore Barteldes headed the firm and it moved to 1516-1522 Wazee Street, where they sold seeds, hay, grain, and feed. Many of the businesses that built large warehouses along Wynkoop Street started out in a smaller building in this way. The present building was constructed in 1908 to support 600 pounds per square foot. Architects Aaron Gove and Thomas Walsh are well known for their work in and around Denver, including the C.S. Morey Mercantile Building located across 16th Street, as well as the Sugar Building and the Littleton Creamery. Note the entrance at the second-story level on the 16th Street facade. This was the main entrance to the building and was connected by a short bridge walkway to the viaduct that formerly reached from Wazee Street across the Platte River. Also note the distinctive textured brickwork, small windows on the top stories, and wide voussoirs over the first-floor windows. |
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