horace mann junior high school, denver

denver, photos — March 13, 2008

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Horace Mann Junior High is an exquisitely detailed Denver example of Art Deco

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Designed by Denver master architect Temple Buell in 1931

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The design is reminiscent of Buell’s design for the Paramount Theatre the year before

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Temple Hoyne Buell is known for many great Denver projects, including the original Cherry Creek Mall started in the late 1940s!

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2 comments

  1. […] is similar to two other surviving Art Deco masterpieces Buell also designed, the Horace Mann High School, which also has similar brickwork. . […]

  2. hi, my name is mayte medrano and i came to horace mann in 6th and 7th grade and i am so happy to see this school again i miss it allot the teachers the hallways and most of all the memories i had in this school i am in 9th grade now and i wish i can go back and realive those amazing stories. (: I LOVE THIS SCHOOL!:) with love mayte medrano martinez xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

    Comment by mayte medrano — April 21, 2009 @ 1:49 pm

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