Nov 20, 1974
National Register of Historic Places -William G. Fisher House (International House)
Statement of Significant: The Fisher mansion is a three-storey building of the Neo-Classical Revival style. Built of Coal Creek lava, a highly polished stone quarried near Denver, it is simple in effect with broad expanses of plain wall surface and level roof lines. Relieving the austerity are insets of hand-carved stone of contrasting color and artistic design set in the third storey walls. The huge arched front door is matched in grandeur by the front portico which occupies the center third of the front (West) facade. The two-storey semi-circular portico, which forms a balcony for the third-storey, is supported by two huge Doric columns at the front of the portico, and two pilasters at the rear. Below the columns, one on either side of the stairs leading to the portico, sit two carved stone lions. A two-storey high portico projects from the south facade. It is supported by four columns, and also is topped by a stone railing, forming a balcony for the third-storey on that side. To the north, is a one-storey wing of the same lava stone which houses the ballroom (converted to auditorium) and stage. The classical detailing on the building is careful and complete, giving it a feeling of severe grandeur. Though some interior changes have been made, as noted in the Statement of Significance, this description in Denver's Historic Mansions, written by Edith Eudora Kohl in 1957 gives a glimpse of the beauty of the home as the Fishers knew it. "No expense had been spared in the building of this home, and it was the interior that made the Fisher house a fabulous showplace. "In addition to the solid walnut and mahogany finish used in the building of stairways and reception hall, many rooms were finished in bird's-eye maple and rosewood. A great library and host drawing-room on the third floor, where the host could entertain his friends, were paneled in solid mahogany. William Garrett Fisher had spent a fortune collecting original paintings by famous artists. "The art gallery and ballroom, added later as a special wing, is said to have cost $75,000 although it was built in a day of cheap labor and materials. The walls of this wing are finished in rich satinwood imported directly from Argentina, highly polished and hand-carved French mirrors sixteen feet high are impaneled in the walls. At one end is a huge stage with special artistic lighting features; this stage accommodates a full orchestra and boasts a full-sized motion picture screen."
National Register of Historic Places -William G. Fisher House (International House)
Statement of Significant: The Fisher mansion is a three-storey building of the Neo-Classical Revival style. Built of Coal Creek lava, a highly polished stone quarried near Denver, it is simple in effect with broad expanses of plain wall surface and level roof lines. Relieving the austerity are insets of hand-carved stone of contrasting color and artistic design set in the third storey walls. The huge arched front door is matched in grandeur by the front portico which occupies the center third of the front (West) facade. The two-storey semi-circular portico, which forms a balcony for the third-storey, is supported by two huge Doric columns at the front of the portico, and two pilasters at the rear. Below the columns, one on either side of the stairs leading to the portico, sit two carved stone lions. A two-storey high portico projects from the south facade. It is supported by four columns, and also is topped by a stone railing, forming a balcony for the third-storey on that side. To the north, is a one-storey wing of the same lava stone which houses the ballroom (converted to auditorium) and stage. The classical detailing on the building is careful and complete, giving it a feeling of severe grandeur. Though some interior changes have been made, as noted in the Statement of Significance, this description in Denver's Historic Mansions, written by Edith Eudora Kohl in 1957 gives a glimpse of the beauty of the home as the Fishers knew it. "No expense had been spared in the building of this home, and it was the interior that made the Fisher house a fabulous showplace. "In addition to the solid walnut and mahogany finish used in the building of stairways and reception hall, many rooms were finished in bird's-eye maple and rosewood. A great library and host drawing-room on the third floor, where the host could entertain his friends, were paneled in solid mahogany. William Garrett Fisher had spent a fortune collecting original paintings by famous artists. "The art gallery and ballroom, added later as a special wing, is said to have cost $75,000 although it was built in a day of cheap labor and materials. The walls of this wing are finished in rich satinwood imported directly from Argentina, highly polished and hand-carved French mirrors sixteen feet high are impaneled in the walls. At one end is a huge stage with special artistic lighting features; this stage accommodates a full orchestra and boasts a full-sized motion picture screen."
Nov 20, 1974
Posted Date
Jul 26, 2023
Historical Record Date
Nov 20, 1974
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
