NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determination for individual properties and districts. See instruction in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking ``x'' in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter ``N/A'' for ``not applicable.'' For functions, architectural classification, materials and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Doyle-Benton House other names/site number 5DV9200 2. Location street & number 1301 Lafayette Street [N/A] not for publication city or town Denver [N/A] vicinity state Colorado code CO county Denver code 031 zip code 80218 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally statewide locally. ( See continuation sheet for additional comments.) State Historic Preservation Officer Signature of certifying official/Title Date Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. ( [ ] See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: Signature of the Keeper Date of Action entered in the National Register See continuation sheet. determined eligible for the National Register See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the National Register. removed from the National Register See continuation sheet. other, explain See continuation sheet. Doyle-Benton House Denver County, Colorado Name of Property County/State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not count previously listed resources.) Contributing Noncontributing private building(s) public-local district 2 1 buildings public-State site public-Federal structure 0 0 sites object 0 0 structures 0 0 objects 2 1 Total Name of related multiple property listing. Number of contributing resources (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) previously listed in the National Register. N/A 0 6. Function or Use Historic Function Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Domestic: single dwelling Domestic: single dwelling Domestic: multiple dwelling Domestic: secondary structure 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Late nineteenth and early twentieth century foundation Brick American movements Other: American Foursquare walls Brick Sandstone roof Asphalt other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Doyle-Benton House Denver County, Colorado Name of Property County/State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark ``x'' in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for (Enter categories from instructions) National Register listing.) Industry A Property is associated with events that have made a Agriculture significant contribution to the broad patterns of our Architecture history. B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. Periods of Significance C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a 1896 type, period, or method of construction or represents 1898-1904 the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and 1907-1921 distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. Significant Dates D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information 1896 important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark ``x'' in all the boxes that apply.) Significant Person(s) Property is: (Complete if Criterion B is marked above). Doyle, James A owned by a religious institution or used for religious Benton, Frank purposes. B removed from its original location. Cultural Affiliation N/A C a birthplace or grave. D a cemetery. Architect/Builder E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. Houck, Frank F a commemorative property. G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been State Historic Preservation Office requested Other State Agency previously listed in the National Register Federal Agency previously determined eligible by the National Register Local Government designated a National Historic Landmark University recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Other # Name of repository: recorded by Historic American Engineering Record Colorado Historical Society # Doyle-Benton House Denver County, Colorado Name of Property County/State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property less than one UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1. 13 502535 4398362 (NAD27) Zone Easting Northing 2. Zone Easting Northing 3. Zone Easting Northing 4. Zone Easting Northing See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Randle C.W. Swan and Tamar Judith Gerber-Owner organization Independent Preservation Consultant date 5/10/2005 street & number 2828 Vrain Street telephone 720-220-3666 city or town Denver state CO zip code 80212 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the Maps property. A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. Additional Items A Sketch map for historic districts and properties (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional having large acreage or numerous resources. items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name Tamar Judith Gerber street & number 1301 Lafayette Street telephone city or town Denver state CO zip code 80218 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900a (Rev. 8/86) OMB No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior Continuation Sheet National Park Service Doyle-Benton House Denver County, Colorado Section number 7 Page 1 DESCRIPTION The Doyle-Benton house, whose construction was completed in 1896, is an early example of a two-and- a-half-story red brick Foursquare with rock-faced sandstone foundation trim, pediment window lintels, sills, and trim. The house sits at the northwestern corner of the intersection of 13th Avenue and Lafayette Street and it fronts east onto Lafayette Street, behind a slightly sloping front yard. The house occupies two and a half city lots and also contains a 1,400 square foot two-story carriage house in the same red brick motif as the main house, as well as a detached single-story garage dating from the early twentieth century. The house was built when Lafayette Street was known as Eyster Street and it functioned as a main trolley line into downtown Denver. Cheesman Park, one of the city’s oldest public parks, is located only one-and-a-half blocks to the southeast and the State Capitol and arts