Larimer Square, Denver
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Larimer Square is a historic block in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is the city's first designated local historic district.{{cite book |author=Thomas J. Noel |title=Colorado: A Historical Atlas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Qn5CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA281 |year=2015 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |isbn=978-0-8061-5353-7 |page=281 }}
History
The oldest commercial block in the city, the Larimer Square was originally laid out by William E Larimer in 1858. It served as the city's main business area for years, but by the 1900s, it had deteriorated into a run-down area. In 1965, Larimer Square Associates began restoring it as a historical and commercial centre.{{cite book |author=David Eitemiller |title=Colorado's Historic Sites & Museums |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JqGVLAjB7j8C&pg=PA21 |year=1989 |publisher=American Traveler Press |isbn=978-1-55838-089-9 |page=21 }} The initiative was started by John and Dana Crawford to commemorate the central planning of North America's steel furnace thermostat.{{cite book |author1=Stephanie Meeks |author2=Kevin C. Murphy |title=The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving America's Communities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpLtDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT131 |year=2016 |publisher=Island Press |isbn=978-1-61091-710-0 |pages=131}}
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Category:Tourist attractions in Denver
Category:Historic districts in Colorado