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Historic preservation

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Boscoe family, 2021

 Series
Identifier: B252.02
Abstract Application to Denver Landmark Preservation Commission for landmark designation for 1565 Winona Court. The application was prepared by Ron Sladek, Tatanka Historical Associates Inc. The single-family residence was built in 1941 and purchased by Rudolph and Anna Mae Boscoe in October of 1941. The parents of Sam and Rudy Boscoe founded the Star Bakery in 1907 and both sons began delivering bread by horse-drawn wagon in highschool and later took over management of the company. Another aspect of...
Dates: 2021

Elizabeth Schlosser for Colorado Reflections, about 1985, 2006 January 16

 Item
Identifier: couda-schlosser
Abstract

The director of Historic Denver, Elizabeth Schlosser, describes how the organization was created in 1970 to save the Molly Brown House and its goals to preserve and protect the best of Colorado's architectural and historical past.

Dates: about 1985; Digitization: 2006 January 16

Landmark Designation Application, 2021

 File
Identifier: B252.02.0001.0003
Abstract Application to Denver Landmark Preservation Commission for landmark designation for 1565 Winona Court. The application was prepared by Ron Sladek, Tatanka Historical Associates Inc. The single-family residence was built in 1941 and purchased by Rudolph and Anna Mae Boscoe in October of 1941. The parents of Sam and Rudy Boscoe founded the Star Bakery in 1907 and both sons began delivering bread by horse-drawn wagon in highschool and later took over management of the company. Another aspect of...
Dates: 2021

Mary Rae for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-rae
Abstract

Mary Rae discusses her career in real estate and historic preservation in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver. Rae reflects on the historic home she uses for her offices on the 900 block of Logan Street in Denver, called the McKinley Mansion which was built in 1896. Discusses the destructions of the Moffat Mansion and purchasing the Croke-Patterson Mansion before it was demolished.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Star Bakery and Boscoe Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B252
Abstract Jacob Boscowitz was a master baker who immigrated to Denver in 1896 after fire destroyed his bakery in Kobryn, Poland. Star Bakery was founded by Eva and Jacob Boscowitz (Boscoe) in 1907 at 2744 West Colfax Avenue, under the Colfax viaduct. After Jacob Boskowitz died in an accident in 1909, Eva married Elya Rubin. The bakery was later operated by Sam and Rudy Boscoe, the sons of Eva and Jacob Boscowitz. Star Bakery was sold to the Orowheat Company in 1977. The collection contains articles,...
Dates: 1955-2021