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DeBoer Historic District: DeBoer's Outdoor Rooms: Everything Old is New Again
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Friday, February 23, 2007. DeBoer's Outdoor Rooms: Everything Old is New Again. Notes on garden design from the master (drafted in the 1920's):. And here is the first problem we must decide in designing our grounds. How much shall we give up to public use, so to say, by having it open to the street and helping the appearance of the residence from the street? For those who want a secluded outdoor room this space should be kept as small as possible.".
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DeBoer Historic District: DeBoer's Influence Wide and Deep
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Sunday, February 25, 2007. DeBoer's Influence Wide and Deep. DeBoer's influence from landscape architecture to city plannning helped shape the Mountain West. The following is an incomplete list of S.R. DeBoer's early projects (pre-1940):. Charles Gates Home, Bear Creek. John Gates Home, Denver. WR Owen Residence, Cherry Hills. F M Mayfield Estate. Mrs Verner Z. Reed Estate, Denver. AC Foster Estate, Cherry Hills. University of Denver, Development Plan.
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DeBoer Historic District: February 2007
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Q: Are the neighbors in favor of the proposed landmark district? Q: Are neighbors opposed to all development? Q: What about private property rights? Q: Would historic designation prohibit development or sale of the property? Q: Is the Tudor the most historically significant building on the property? The mural studio of John Edward Thompson, known as the dean of Colorado painters, is also a very important structure in the Distr...
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DeBoer Historic District: What Would DeBoer Do?
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Monday, February 26, 2007. What Would DeBoer Do? Would S. R. DeBoer have wanted to preserve his home and his signature Tudor studio for posterity. Would he have wanted the trees he planted to remain? Or would he have endorsed razing the property so that his descendants could sell it off to a developer for 17 living units and parking spaces for 17 cars? DeBoer was no stranger to conflicts that arose from developers and business interests in the City.
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DeBoer Historic District: DeBoer's City Planning Work -- 1940-1964
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Sunday, February 25, 2007. DeBoer's City Planning Work - 1940-1964. A partial list of Mr. DeBoer's Planning Activities in his later years:. Master Plan for Denver's Parks. Master Plan for Denver's Mountain Parks. Ft Collins, Colorado - Park and Recreation Plan. Cherry Hills, Colorado - Street Plan and Zoning Proposal. Greenwood Village, Colorado Development Plan. Boulder, Colorado City Plan (8 vols.). Grand Island, Nebraska Park and Recreation Plan.
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DeBoer Historic District: Compromise Leads to Historic District -- But Threat of Unwelcome Development Lingers
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Compromise Leads to Historic District - But Threat of Unwelcome Development Lingers. Labels: Compromise ratified; concerns remain. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). S R DeBoer's Unique Vision. Helped Transform Denver from A Barren Plain to A Lush Park-Like Oasis. Artist John Edward Thompson worked in and out of his mural studio on the DeBoer property. Thompson's Mural Studio within the DeBoer Historic District. DeBoer collected...
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DeBoer Historic District: Frequently asked questions
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Q: Are the neighbors in favor of the proposed landmark district? Q: Are neighbors opposed to all development? Q: What about private property rights? Q: Would historic designation prohibit development or sale of the property? Q: Is the Tudor the most historically significant building on the property? The mural studio of John Edward Thompson, known as the dean of Colorado painters, is also a very important structure in the Distr...
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DeBoer Historic District: March 2007
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Compromise Leads to Historic District - But Threat of Unwelcome Development Lingers. Labels: Compromise ratified; concerns remain. Saturday, March 03, 2007. John Edward Thompson: Colorado Leader of Vision. In 1921 he taught at the old Denver Academy of Applied Art and formed a second group of students who, when he resigned from the Academy, left to study under him and later to assist him in executing his numerous mural comissions...
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DeBoer Historic District: How Much Are Denver's Trees Worth?
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A Denver landmark to honor the man and his legacy. Friday, February 23, 2007. How Much Are Denver's Trees Worth? DeBoer originally aspired to be an architect - a bridge building engineer who would someday span the canyons of the Alps. He enrolled at the Institute Poutsma. However, fate had other plans. DeBoer became desperately sick (with what turned out to be tuberculosis). The doctor sent him home. That was the end of his pipe dream to become an architect. As we look forward to the Democratic Conventio...
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