The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission sided Tuesday with neighborhood activists who sought historic status for a Jefferson Park house targeted for redevelopment.
The hostile designation application, which , was filed by a group led by Jerry Olson. The applicants include City Councilman Rafael Espinoza.
The panel’s 6-1 recommendation for designation, based on architecture and history, goes to the council next for a final decision.
Homeowner James Sonnleitner to allow demolition of 2329 Eliot St., an 1880s Queen Anne-style house. Adams Development wants to build townhomes and offered Sonnleitner $1 million for the house, which , and another next door.
The preservationists contend the house could be part of a development. They cited the historic connection of early occupant William Anderson, a lawyer involved in a spectacle related to media coverage of cannibal Alfred Packer. In 1900, Anderson allegedly shot Denver Post publishers Frederick Bonfils and Harry Tammen.
