A newly renovated Victorian home steeped in Denver history recently joined Colorado’s real estate market with a nearly $1.8 million price tag.
The is a 5,085-square foot, four-bedroom, two-bath home that appears on both state and national historic registries, Compass Real Estate agents Samantha Sheets and Tenzin Gyaltsen wrote on the property’s listing.
Designed and built by architect William Quayle in 1880 for Thomas, a Denver businessman, the two-story, red brick home features both High Victorian and Second Empire elements, according to
The home’s most recent owners completed a full renovation, adding in plenty of modern conveniences (think air conditioning, appliances, plumbing) while maintaining many original features, Sheets and Gyaltsen wrote.
Some of the Victorian’s notable features include the original stained glass doors, hardwood floors, chandeliers, brass fixtures and wood-burning fireplaces. There’s also hand-painted Scalamandre William Morris wallpaper in the main floor bathroom, and the home has 12-foot ceilings and a custom mahogany staircase.
It was the longtime residence of renowned Colorado landscape photographer Louis C. McClure and even members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band lived there at one point, Sheets said.
“It’s one of the most well-preserved homes I’ve seen, as far as historic homes from that time period,” she said.
The property is in the , which guided the restoration process, Sheets said.
“(The owners) did it in a really thoughtful way,” she said. “They have a lot of respect for those original pieces and kept it as much as possible.”
Some of the history at the H.H. Thomas House feels particularly permanent, like a safe from 1877 in the basement that’s too big to fit through the doors. Past owners suspect the house was built around the safe, Sheets said.
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