West Wazee Street Warehouse District, Brecht Candy Company, 1333 Wazee Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Summary
Significance: This commercial structure was designed in 1909 by the Denver architectural firm, Biscoe & Hewitt for the Brecht Butcher Supply Co. of Kansas City, MO. The structure was leased to the Autsin Candy Company, and Denver concern founded in the 1890. The Austin Candy Company failed in 1916 and was subsequently purchased by Gustavius A. Von Brecht, owner of Brecht Butcher Supply Company. The Brecht Candy Company operated in the structure until 1952.
Survey number: HABS CO-70-I
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction
Tags
warehouses
confectioneries
brick buildings
commercial facilities
wazee
warehouse
west wazee street warehouse district
brecht
candy
brecht candy company
wazee street
denver
denver county
colorado
biscoe and hewitt
david grover
historic american buildings survey
kathryn m kuranda
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
architecture
commercial buildings architeture
exterior
street view
library of congress
Date
1909 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Biscoe & Hewitt
Grover, David, photographer
Kuranda, Kathryn M, historian
Location
Denver (Colo.)
,
39.74896, -105.00263
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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