Moorish Revival House by The Gonzalez Brothers of Auraria
1585 Glencoe was built in 1938. he Gonzalez Brothers were the Architects Designers and Contractors for this Spanish & Moorish Revival house at 1 in South Park Hill and another Moorish revival location yet to be discovered.
This is a rare, fun, and adventurous Denver house full of color and various textures. It has a Flat Roof with Parapet, Stucco Wall, Moorish Windows, Terra Cotta Surrounds, Elaborate Door- Pilasters.
The Interior has a Courtyard with Skylights, Murals, Fountain and Fireplace! The first floor has Sunken and Raised floors throughout.
Ramon & Jose Gonzalez both attended City College in Chihuahua, studying Printing, Photography, Industrial Art, and Architecture. The González Family moved on Colorado in 1918.
Ramon González was the First son of Trinidad and Belén González. He was a photographer, designer, contractor., Ramón and his family traveled to the mining towns and small farms around Trinidad and Pueblo. They would often barter for goods with the families who could not afford studio photographs. Many of these historic photos are in the Archives at History Colorado. Ramon died in 1960 unable to finalize his vision of the Legendary Casa Mayan Cultural Center , ( #1020 Ninth Street Historic Park)which would have included a Spanish Mexican courtyard with adobe walls and ovens and fountains .
José González was the second son of Trinidad and Belen González. He was a fine artist, photographer, architect, designer, contractor, sculptor (terracotta relief), ceramicist, and opera singer. Most notably, he worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) on the Transportation Series, “Ox-drawn cart (Carreteros)” and dioramas of the Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings for the Colorado State Historical Museum in the early 1930s. His sculptures can still be seen in Denver’s City Park, University of Denver Campus and Lakeside Amusement Park. He was one of the designers and makers of the interior and exteriors sculpture relief work of Denver’s Historic Mayan Theater.
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I am excited to see the home I lived in for 30 years is appreciated for it's unique beauty. I am the one that added the addition on the roof for my art studio and master bedroom. At the time it was completely open. There was an inscription in the concrete on the back steps that had the initials of the architects, I believe. I had to sell the home after a divorce or I would be living there still today. It is pure magic. I hope the murals are still in the atrium? Thanks