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Adolph Zang Mansion is a historic house located at 709 Clarkson Street in
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, Colorado.


Description and history

Built in 1903, it was designed by Denver architect
Frederick C. Eberley Frederick Carl Eberley was a prominent architect in Denver, Colorado. His work included the Barth Hotel (1882). He is also credited with Kopper's Hotel and Saloon, also known as the Airedale Building, added to the National Register of Histori ...
. Architecturally, the three and a half story house is
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. It was built for Adolph J. Zang, son of Philip Zang the founder of Zang Brewery. The interior includes gilded ceilings, five fireplaces, Tiffany chandeliers, handcarved woodwork and a stained-glass window scene from
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’s ''
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''. It was listed on the
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on November 23, 1977. and In 2017, the mansion was sold for 2 million dollars.


See also

* Adolph J. Zang House, also NRHP-listed in Denver


References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Neoclassical architecture in Colorado Houses completed in 1880 Houses in Denver National Register of Historic Places in Denver {{Colorado-NRHP-stub