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Daniels and Fisher Tower
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Daniels and Fisher Tower (foreground) in 2009
Daniels & Fisher Tower is located in Colorado
Daniels & Fisher Tower
Location in Colorado
Daniels & Fisher Tower is located in the United States
Daniels & Fisher Tower
Location in the United States
Location 1101 16th St.,
Denver, Colorado
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1911
Architect F.G. Sterner
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 69000040
Added to NRHP December 3, 1969

The Daniels & Fisher Tower is a distinctive historic landmark located in Denver, Colorado.

Description and history

Built as part of the Daniels & Fisher department store in 1910, it was the tallest building between the Mississippi River and the state of California at the time of construction, at a height of 325 feet (99 m). The building was designed by the architect Frederick Sterner and modeled after The Campanile (St. Mark's Bell Tower) at the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. The 20-floor clock tower has clock faces on all four sides. May Company purchased Daniels & Fisher in 1958, and the store vacated the tower. When the store was demolished (ca. 1971), the tower was saved and renovated into residential and office space in 1981. A 2½ ton bell occupies the top two floors of the building, above the observation deck.

The tower is located within Denver's Skyline Park and the basement level has been home to the Clocktower Cabaret entertainment venue since 2006.

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1969.

Gallery

  • Daniels & Fisher Tower doorway arch

    Entrance from 16th street

  • D&FTowerLobbyCeiling

    Ceiling in the lobby

  • D&F Tower

    Tower from 17th Street

  • Daniels & Fisher Tower, Denver, CO, 29 September, 2006

    Tower viewed from 16th Street, looking north

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    Original clock works

  • Daniels & Fisher Tower in Denver Downtown

    View of Daniels & Fisher Tower from the street

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    Interior view of southeast clock face

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    Bell and striker

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    Sconces on first floor

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    View from north-west (16th Street)

  • A ground view of the D&F Tower in Denver

    A ground view of the tower

Images for kids

  • Birds-eye view of Denver and the Rockies as viewed from the tower of the Daniels and Fisher Stores Co. - DPLA - 0f5d5a4e060ab68470cec2e5df1d1593 (page 2) (cropped)

    Birds-eye view of Denver and the Rockies as viewed from the tower of the Daniels and Fisher Stores Co., 1913.

  • Daniels & Fisher Tower in Denver

    Daniels & Fisher Tower in Denver

  • Daniels & Fisher Tower view from Curtis & 15th Street

    Daniels & Fisher Tower view from Curtis & 15th Street