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I ARCHITECTS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Architect: Huddart John James Birth/Death Dates: 1856 - 1930 Practice Dates: 1882 - 1930 Biographical Information John J. Huddart maintained an office in Denver from 1882 until his death in 1930. Born in Preston, Lancashire, England, August 25, 1856, he received his advanced education at Alston College, England, and graduated at the age of 19. He learned his profession in England serving his apprenticeship with J.C. Fill & Co. and with Hay~?rd Tyler Engineering Co. Huddart traveled to South America and worked near Pernambuco, Brazil, where he designed a sugar refinery. He then emigrated to Jacksonville, Florida, and within a year proceeded to Denver. He served as chief draftsman in the offices of prominent Denver architect Frank Edbrooke from 1882 until 1887. In March, 1887, he established his own practice and during his career produced a large number of commissions. Among his prominent commercial structures in Denver are the Essex Building (1887, demolished) and the Bank Block (1889 , demolished); the Gold Mining Stock Exchange (1896) in Cripple Creek; and the American National Bank Building (1901) in Leadville. Other noteworthy buildings credited to Huddart include the Creswell Mansion (1889, National Register listed) and the Kinneavy Terrace (1889-90) in Denver; the Carnegie Library in Monte Vista (1919, National Register listed); and the State Armory in Craig (1922, National Register listed). Huddart created a standard armory design in the early 1920s which led to the construction of twelve such facilities across Colorado. Huddart was particularly involved with public buildings and became well known as a courthouse architect, producing at least eight in Colorado as well as others in surrounding states. Huddart's courthouse design phase came primarily over a seven year period beginning in 1905 during which he produced plans for six Colorado courthouses . His first commission came in 1905 for the Adams County Courthouse in Brighton . Similarly projects quickly followed: Cheyenne County (1908 , National Register listed); Washington County (1908-1 O); Logan County (1908-10, National Register listed); Summit County (1909); and Saguache County (1910, State Register listed). The last courthouse commission of this period came from Elbert County in 1912. Huddart completed two final courthouse projects late in his career- Lincoln County (1923) and Custer County (1929). Credited Buildings Building Name Location Site No. Date Assessment Essex Building 17th and Arapahoe Denver 1887 Demolished Bank Block Denver 1889 Demolished Creswell Mansion 1244 Grant St. Denver 1889 N.R. listed Gilmore House 2401 Emerson St. Denver 1889 Unnamed Terrace 2502-04 Clarkson St. Denver 1889 5DV184 ~uddart, page 2 Building Name Location Site No . Date Assessment Big Chief Bottling Co. 1539 Platte. St. Denver 5DV536 1889-90 Eligible district Kinneavy Terrace 2700 Stout St. Denver 1889-90 N.R. district Curtis Park Athelston Apartments Denver 1890 Demolished Huddart Terrace 625 E. 16th St. Denver 1890 Armstrong House (with Jacobson) 2707 Humboldt St. Denver 5DV1095 .30 Gross Barney Supply (with Jackson? Jacobson?) 1612 Wazee St. Denver 5DV47 .154 1890 Local Landmark district Cole Lydon House 2418 Stout St. Denver 5DV103.15 1890 N.R. district Curtis Park Swift Build ing Pueblo Horwitz Building (addition to 1891 building ; rebuilt in 1892 following fire) 1630 Blake St. Denver William L. Stevens House 1890 N.R. field eligible 1890 5DV47 .25 1891 Local Landmark district Denver 1891 Demolished McClair Apartments Denver 1892 Demolished Unnamed House 2149 High St. Denver 1892 Not eligible Elks Lodge (Gold Mining Stock Exchange) E. Bennett Ave . and 4th St. Cripple Creek 1896 N.H.L. district Cripple Creek American National Bank Leadville 5LK40.24 1901 N.H.L. district Leadville Unnamed House 256 Bannock St. Denver 5DV51 .34 1902 N.R. district Baker H.D . Hotel St. Regis 1540-44 Welton St. Denver 5DV502 1905 Demolished Adams County Courthouse 22 S. 4th Ave . Brighton 5AM92 1905-06 N.R. eligible Cheyenne County Courthouse 51 S. First St. Cheyenne Wells 5CH52 1908-09 N.R. listed 5DV2189 luddart, page 3 Building Name Location St. Thomas Theological Seminary 1330 S. Steele St. Denver De Andreis House (consulting architect) Site No. Date Assessment 5DV729 1908 N.R. listed Washington County Courthouse 150 Ash Ave . Akron 5WN94 1908-10 Logan County Courthouse Main St. Sterling 5L035 1908-10 N.R. listed Summit County Courthouse 208 E. Lincoln Breckenridge 5ST130 1909-10 N.R. district Breckenridge Saguache Coun~ Courthouse 504 Fourth St. Saguache 5SH1392 1910 S.R. listed Elbert County Courthouse 751 Ute Ave . Kiowa 1912 Sterling City Hall 214 Poplar St. Sterling 1912 Akron High School Akron 1915 Demolished Filbeck Building 1527 Champa St. Denver 5DV489 1917 Field eligible Carnegie Library 120 Jefferson St. Monte Vista 5RN513 1919 N.R. listed Queen of Heaven Orphanage 4825 Federal Blvd . Denver 1920 Demolished State Armory 300 Strong St. Brighton 5AM120 1921 Field eligible State Armory 363 Grand Ave . Delta 5DT440 1921 Not eligible , . .• ~ 1922 N.R. listed State Armory 590 Yampa Ave . Craig 5MF1250 Lincoln County Courthouse 718 Third St. Hugo 5DV.99 1923 Demolished Edison Elementary School 3350 Quitman St. Denver 5DV635 1925 N.R. eligible Custer County Courthouse 205 S. 6th St. Westcliffe 1929 Not eligible rluddart, page 4 Building Name Fort Lupton Library Location Site No. Date Assessment 1929 453 First St. Fort Lupton Undated State Armories State Armory Brush State Armory Canon City State Armory Fort Collins State Armory Fort Morgan State Armory Greeley State Armory Fruita State Armory Lamar State Armory Manzanola State Armory Pueblo Other Undated Projects Arcade Building Denver Charles Boettcher House 1201 Grant St. Denver Paris Building Denver Mrs. M. Kittredge House Denver Gus Holmes Building Salt Lake Demolished JJ' u-{-cJ-lc1 j ;;. f, Bank of Montrose Montrose School building Englewood School building Durango Unknown building Colorado Springs Unknown building Grand Junction Unknown building Rico ~i,tmu. Bl) <l q s . ~hf..c. Det.,tteL shet<. -,;- Huddart, page 5 Information Sources Brettell, Richard R. Historic Denver: the Architects and the Architecture, 1858-1893. Denver: Historic Denver, Inc., 1973. Hall, John. Hall's History of Colorado, vol. IV. Chicago: Blakely Printing Co ., 1889. Historic Denver News, v. 10 No. 10. October, 1980. Illustrated Denver-, The Queen City of the Plains. Denver: Phoenix Publishing Co, 1893. "John J. Huddart, Denver Architect, Dies at Age 72." Denver Post, April 23, 1930, p. 15. Noel, Thomas J. Buildings of Colorado. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Noel, Thomas J. and Barbara S. Norgren. Denver: the City Beautiful and its Architects, 1893-1941 . Denver: Historic Denver, Inc., 1987. 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