Address: 1045 9th Street, Denver, CO 80204
Description: MSUD OWOW
(Above photo is right side of double building)
The only double on the block (it would be incorrect to call it a duplex, which was a later term) was built in 1890 for William Schultz, a bookkeeper for the Milwaukee (Tivoli) Brewery. The house was designed by J. J. Backus and was built for $3,700.
The stucco is not original, but was left in place for fear it had been applied to cover deteriorating brick, an often-used technique. Originally there was probably a metal cornice along the roof.
Note the three-dimensional brackets on the porch posts, produced by joining various milled and turned elements. The Industrial Revolution in America allowed the ordering of such details from catalogues. The individual mixtures of these standard items provided a creative opportunity for the builder.
Denver City Councilman Eugene Madden once lived at 1047. His saloon at 1140-Larimer was the center of Auraria politics from 1900 until his death in 1941. Ben Vigil ran the Copper Kettle Candy Co. out of the basement of 1045. The house specialty was cinnamon candy apples from a family recipe.