TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROVENANCE_______________________________________________________


 	The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission Records Collection 

	18.0 Linear Feet

	Collection No. MSS-027


	The records which comprise this collection have been provided to 
	the Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections Department by past 
	Commission member Tom Noel (UCD History) and current commission member 
	Steve Leonard (MSCD History). This collection is not the offical record 
	of the DLPC.  It represents materials collected by two commission members 
	as part of their service on the commission. For more information about 
	the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission, please see its official 
	website at: http://www.denvergov.org/Historic_Preservation/
				

	
	Property rights to the collection are held by the Auraria Library 
	Archives and Special Collections Department. Literary rights to the 
	collection are in the public domain. Photocopies may be made for purposes 
	of scholarly research. 



	Citation:

 
		The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission Records Collection  
		Carton/Fd#   
		Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections Department  
		Denver, Colorado

HISTORICAL SKETCH________________________________________________



	The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission was created in 1967 by the
	Mayor and City Council as an outgrowth of the Denver Planning Board's 
	Urban Environment Subcommittee headed by Helen Millett Arndt. Upset by 
	the number of historic buildings being destroyed to make room for new 
	development in the 1950's and 1960's, Arndt wanted the city to 
	form a commission charged with identifying and preserving Denver's 
	historic and architectural treasures. As a result, Denver now has a Landmark 
	Preservation Commission. This commission is comprised of nine members 
	appointed by the Mayor. Two of the commissioners are nominated by the Denver 
	Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, one name is set forward by 
	the Denver Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 
	two by the Chairperson of the Denver Planning Office, and two by the 
	President of the Colorado Historical Society. As of July, 2002 the 
	commission has confered historic landmark status to 304 structures 
	within the city. The Commission has also created 41 historic districts 
	to help maintain the city's character.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS_______________________________________________

	
	The documents in this collection include bylaws, meeting minutes and agendas, 
	correspondence, and annual reports. The collection also includes applications 
	and support materials for landmark designation of individual properties, 
	design review applications for rehabilitaion and repair of historic properties
	(or those located within historic districts), and applications for designation of 
	neighborhood historic districts. Materials in this collection date from 1972 to 
	the present, with the bulk of the material being from about 1988 to the present.


SERIES DESCRIPTION_______________________________________________


Container List 
Series 1 - Bylaws:This series is arranged in date order. 


Series 2 - Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Related:This series includes DLPC meeting minutes, 
	   agenda, notices of meetings, calendars of meetings and etc. This series is 
	   arranged in alphabetical order by document type and date. For the most current 
	   agenda and minutes, please see the DLPC website at: 
	   http://www.denvergov.org/Historic_Preservation/


Series 3 - Administration: This series contains administrative documents including 	   
	   policies, procedures, design standards, guidelines, reports and etc. It is 
	   arranged in alpha-numeric order.


Series 4 - Design Review: This series includes materials from the DLPC Design Review Committee,
           including Committee minutes,statistics, reports,membership, and etc. Also includes
	   materials from subcommittees. This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
	   		  


Series 5 - Laws and Legislation: This series contains legislation and legislative materials
	   that effect the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission. This series is arranged 
	   by title of document.


Series 6 - Correspondence: This series includes correspondence to, and from, the 
  	   the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission. This series is arranged by 	   	   
	   correspondent in date order.


Series 7 - Historic Ditricts: This series includes material related to Denver's Historic
	   Districts (and proposed historic districts). Files can include applications, support 
	   materials, preliminary investigations, corespondence, and etc. The series is arranged 
	   in alphabetical order by Historic District name.


Series 8 - Individual Properties - Northeast: This series primarily contains information concerning
	   the design review process for changes and improvements to individual properties or 
	   landmark designation for individual properties. Materials included range from permit 
	   applications, design review applications, landmark status applications,support material 
	   such as elevation drawings, correspondence and etc. This series is arranged in alpha-numeric
 	   order by address.


Series 9 - Individual Properties - Northwest:  This series primarily contains information concerning
	   the design review process for changes and improvements to individual properties or 
	   landmark designation for individual properties. Materials included range from permit 
	   applications, design review applications, landmark status applications,support material 
	   such as elevation drawings, correspondence and etc. This series is arranged in alpha-numeric
 	   order by address.


Series 10 - Individual Properties - Southeast: This series primarily contains information concerning
	   the design review process for changes and improvements to individual properties or 
	   landmark designation for individual properties. Materials included range from permit 
	   applications, design review applications, landmark status applications,support material 
	   such as elevation drawings, correspondence and etc. This series is arranged in alpha-numeric
 	   order by address.


Series 11 - Individual Properties - Southwest:  This series primarily contains information concerning
	   the design review process for changes and improvements to individual properties or 
	   landmark designation for individual properties. Materials included range from permit 
	   applications, design review applications, landmark status applications,support material 
	   such as elevation drawings, correspondence and etc. This series is arranged in alpha-numeric
 	   order by address.


Series 12 - Organizations: This series contains miscellaneous materials by and about preservation 
	    organizations other than the DLPC. These organizations can be public or private; local or 
	    national. It includes materials ranging from conference notices and information brochures 
	    to reports on specific topics. It is arranged by alphabetically by organization.


Series 13 - Publications: This series includes serials, reports, and other publications from the DLPC,
	    other City and County of Denver offices, state and local preservation agencies, and national
	    preservation agencies. It is arranged by publication title. 


Series 14 - Miscellaneous: This series contains materials not produced by the DLPC which relate to 
	    presevation efforts in Denver and Colorado. It is arranged in alphabetical order.