ross-broadway usonian library, denver

denver, photos — August 3, 2008

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The Ross-Broadway Library, Usonian design by Victor Hornbein, 1951

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Victor Hornbein was Denver’s premiere Usonian architect

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It is unusual to see Usonian-style libraries. This one was designed very much in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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This library was saved from destruction by dedicated preservationists

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The designs for the window framework are fascinating, the doors have similar designs.

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Eaves painted white. . .

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Hornbein’s most famous surviving work is Denver’s Botanical Gardens

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