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Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

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Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

description

Summary

Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining examples of a Burlington design turntable.

Survey number: HAER CO-56

Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1919 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1959 Subsequent Work

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railroad roundhouses railroads colorado railway denver roundhouse complex southern railway denver roundhouse complex seventh street platte south platte river denver county h w cowan historic american engineering record frank trumbull william j hill construction company photo ultra high resolution high resolution railroad united states history industrial history library of congress
date_range

Date

1900
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Trumbull, Frank
Cowan, H W
William J. Hill Construction Company
place

Location

Denver (Colo.) ,  39.73924, -104.99025
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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railroad roundhouses railroads colorado railway denver roundhouse complex southern railway denver roundhouse complex seventh street platte south platte river denver county h w cowan historic american engineering record frank trumbull william j hill construction company photo ultra high resolution high resolution railroad united states history industrial history library of congress