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18-592: Jarvis Hall may refer to: Jarvis Hall (Colorado) , a former Episcopalian college in Golden and Denver, Colorado Jarvis Hall, Steyning , a former chapel in Steyning, West Sussex, used by four Nonconformist Christian denominations Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jarvis Hall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

36-575: A person is interested in what the American suburban dream might look like if ever brought to fruition, Montclair is its living model." In addition to land marking the architectural merit of Montclair, the historic district designation served as a means of community preservation and revitalization. Montclair is located at 39°44′06″N 104°54′32″W  /  39.73500°N 104.90889°W  / 39.73500; -104.90889 (39.734914,-104.908769). The neighborhood boundaries are Colfax Ave to

54-698: A successor to the dormant Improvement Association was created, called the Montclair Community Association (MCA) which eventually became the Historic Montclair Community Association, Inc. (HMCAI). Jane Smith, a Montclair preservationist, began pushing the idea of a historic district in 1973. In 1975, residents and the Denver City Council voted to make the central heart of Montclair a historic district . This made Montclair one of

72-664: The Loveland Block in downtown Golden , and before the end of 1878 Bellam funded a new Jarvis Hall building (now 921 19th Street in Golden). The 19th Street Jarvis Hall was a liberal arts and commercial college open to women. Episcopal Church members in Denver succeeded in moving Jarvis Hall near the city in 1882 where it resumed as a boys school. The Jarvis Hall Military School in Montclair, Colorado burned down in 1904, and

90-620: The National Register of Historic Places for their architecture. Jarvis Hall in 1873 began one of the earliest collegiate athletic programs in Colorado with its baseball team, which came to be known as the Jarvis Hall White Legs (after the color of its uniforms). The team utilized students from all three colleges on campus, including pitcher Arthur Lakes (simultaneously a student at Matthews Hall and professor at

108-462: The School of Mines) and third baseman Peter T. Dotson who in 1874 made the first discovery of a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil in the world. A fire caused by a defective flue burned Jarvis Hall down on April 4, 1878. After an arson attack on sister school Matthews Hall four days later, professor in charge Thomas Lloyd Bellam decided to combine the schools as one. Jarvis Hall was temporarily relocated to

126-710: The US Census recorded only eighty-eight families living in Montclair. In 1902, the newly created City and County of Denver began to incorporate the town of Montclair. The town objected strongly to its inclusion and fought the City of Denver all the way to the State Supreme Court. Montclair lost and annexation was made final in 1903. Then-mayor Robert W. Speer eased the transition by beautifying and extending Richthofen's system of parkways and boulevards from

144-463: The United States as well as 'TB houses' designed specifically for tuberculosis sufferers. However, during the twentieth century these original homes were joined by bungalows , cottages , Tudor revival , and modern Ranch-style houses . As Denver architect and architectural critic Tom Morris puts it, "Montclair buildings are a catalog of architectural styles from 1885 to the present. If

162-600: The celebrated World War I flying ace known as the 'Red Baron'. The community was originally designed to attract wealthier residents who were turned off by Denver's "400 saloons and forty Market Street bordellos". To this end, homeowners were required to purchase and build on lots that were twice the Denver standard size of 25 feet by 125 feet. Homes were required to be at least three stories high, made of brick or stone. In addition, town trustees had to approve all plans and saloons and alcohol were forbidden. The community became

180-583: The central Jarvis Hall. Jarvis donated and solicited donation of books for the Jarvis Hall Library. Annual prizes were awarded at the school year end, funded and chosen by Jarvis. In July 1873, three students won multiple volume sets of the History of Rome , Tyndale's Lectures and Library of Wonders . Students included Francis William Loveland and architect James H. Gow , who became a master designer that three of his works are recognized by

198-611: The central city into the suburb, planting many trees and erecting fountains and monuments. In 1907, the Montclair Improvement Association was formed to push the City of Denver into providing "graded, curbed, oiled and lighted streets, water and gas mains, a sewer system, parks and parkways and other services." In the 1960s Denver, along with many cities across the country, began to experience problems with urban decay and suburban flight. Crime, welfare, unemployment and overcrowding rates all rose. In 1968,

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216-449: The first neighborhoods to seek landmark designation, and the district was the fifth city-designated landmark district. Precisely the same requirements that made Montclair exclusive at the turn of the century became a driving force behind the establishment of the district - the neighborhood includes grand old trees, large lots, and distinctive houses, including nineteenth-century Victorian architecture and Queen Anne style architecture in

234-432: The incorporated town of Montclair in 1888. In 1893, the crash of the silver market and the ensuing Panic of 1893 brought all development to a halt. Baron von Richthofen then began to promote the town as a health retreat, calling it the 'Carlsbad of Colorado'. However, due to his sudden death from appendicitis in 1898, plans for a health spa, art museum, hotel, gymnasium, casino and pavilions never materialized. By 1900,

252-539: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jarvis_Hall&oldid=742913444 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Architectural disambiguation pages Jarvis Hall (Colorado) The first Jarvis Hall building under construction in Golden, Colorado ,

270-469: The north, 6th Ave to the south, Holly Street to the west and Quebec to the east. What is commonly known as East Montclair is located east of Quebec, north of 11th Ave, south of Colfax and west of Yosemite. Montclair Post Office is located in East Montclair, which borders Lowry to the south and Aurora to the east. Montclair has four city parks: Montclair is home to Montclair Elementary School in

288-616: The site was subsequently used as a military airfield ( Lowry Air Force Base in World War II and until the 1990s when it closed and was redeveloped). Montclair, Colorado 39°44′06″N 104°54′32″W  /  39.734914°N 104.908769°W  / 39.734914; -104.908769 Montclair is a neighborhood in the City and County of Denver , Colorado , United States . The Denver U.S. Post Office ( ZIP Code 80220) serves Montclair postal addresses. Montclair

306-542: Was blown down by an 1869 windstorm, on land donated by C. C. Welch. Jarvis provided funding for construction of a second Jarvis Hall building which was dedicated in October 1870. It was Colorado Territory 's first collegiate institute. Two other buildings were added to what was called the Colorado University Schools , which School of Mines and St. Matthew Divinity, an Episcopalian seminary, flanked

324-471: Was originally developed as a small suburban community east of Denver . The land was purchased and developed by the Montclair Town and Improvement Company in 1885. One of its founders, Matthias P. Cochrane, originally came from Montclair, New Jersey and named the new community in its honor. The other founder, Baron Walter von Richthofen , was a German nobleman and uncle to Manfred von Richthofen ,

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