Aug 13, 1976
National Register of Historic Places - Owen E. LeFevre House
Statement of Significant: From Smiley, Jerome C., History of Denver, The Denver Times, The Times- Sun Publishing Company, Denver, 1901, pages 696: "Owen E. LeFevre, recently one of the Judges of our District Court, is a native of Ohio. He was born August 6, 1848, in the village of Little York, Montgomery County, of that state. From the district school in Little York, and the graded school of Dayton, he entered the preparatory department of Antioch (Ohio) College. He was there a student until May 4, 1864, when the 154th Regiment Ohio Volunteers was organized. Though but a boy, he enlisted in that regiment and shared its fortunes until it was mustered out of service in the autumn of that year." "In 1868, Judge LeFevre entered the Junior year in the University of Michigan where he graduated in the classical course with honors in June, 1870. He was engaged in the ensuing two years in teaching school, devoting his available time to study of the law. In 1872 he was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Ohio; he then entered the law office of John A. McMahon and George W. Houck, two noted Ohio lawyers at Dayton, and remained with them until the summer of 1873, when he came to Denver and immediately began the practice of his profession." "Judge LeFevre established his home in the then suburban town of Highlands, now a beautiful division of Denver. In 1875, he was elected Attorney for Highlands, and re-elected in 1876. In 1885 he was chosen its mayor, and at the close of his term received the indorsement of a re-election to that position. He was next called to the office of Attorney for Arapahoe county by the County Commissioners. He received the merited endorsement of a re-election, and to this was added a second re-election, making three terms of diligent service in that important and arduous position. In 1892 he was elected Judge of the County Court, on the Re- publican ticket. It was in that year that the political upheaval occurred which placed the entire State administration in the hands of the Populists under Governor Waite. Nevertheless, Judge LeFevre was elected by a large plurality. In 1894, before the expiration of his term on the county bench, he was elected one of the Judges of the Second Judicial District--Arapahoe County".
National Register of Historic Places - Owen E. LeFevre House
Statement of Significant: From Smiley, Jerome C., History of Denver, The Denver Times, The Times- Sun Publishing Company, Denver, 1901, pages 696: "Owen E. LeFevre, recently one of the Judges of our District Court, is a native of Ohio. He was born August 6, 1848, in the village of Little York, Montgomery County, of that state. From the district school in Little York, and the graded school of Dayton, he entered the preparatory department of Antioch (Ohio) College. He was there a student until May 4, 1864, when the 154th Regiment Ohio Volunteers was organized. Though but a boy, he enlisted in that regiment and shared its fortunes until it was mustered out of service in the autumn of that year." "In 1868, Judge LeFevre entered the Junior year in the University of Michigan where he graduated in the classical course with honors in June, 1870. He was engaged in the ensuing two years in teaching school, devoting his available time to study of the law. In 1872 he was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Ohio; he then entered the law office of John A. McMahon and George W. Houck, two noted Ohio lawyers at Dayton, and remained with them until the summer of 1873, when he came to Denver and immediately began the practice of his profession." "Judge LeFevre established his home in the then suburban town of Highlands, now a beautiful division of Denver. In 1875, he was elected Attorney for Highlands, and re-elected in 1876. In 1885 he was chosen its mayor, and at the close of his term received the indorsement of a re-election to that position. He was next called to the office of Attorney for Arapahoe county by the County Commissioners. He received the merited endorsement of a re-election, and to this was added a second re-election, making three terms of diligent service in that important and arduous position. In 1892 he was elected Judge of the County Court, on the Re- publican ticket. It was in that year that the political upheaval occurred which placed the entire State administration in the hands of the Populists under Governor Waite. Nevertheless, Judge LeFevre was elected by a large plurality. In 1894, before the expiration of his term on the county bench, he was elected one of the Judges of the Second Judicial District--Arapahoe County".
Aug 13, 1976
Posted Date
Jul 31, 2023
Historical Record Date
Aug 13, 1976
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
