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314: 73: 1026: 98: 59: 1061: 1037: 105: 80: 532: 298:, on a pink granite base. According to its NRHP nomination, the "Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, the building's original owner, called its architectural style 'Modern American Perpendicular Gothic,' referring to its setbacks, massing, vertically, and 915: 1156: 1010: 946: 1151: 930: 325: 920: 1005: 951: 592: 972: 874: 905: 839: 804: 879: 784: 744: 569: 844: 834: 829: 809: 925: 759: 674: 794: 789: 664: 884: 849: 754: 729: 1068: 869: 819: 799: 774: 764: 749: 739: 724: 704: 679: 669: 659: 889: 864: 769: 709: 689: 684: 654: 644: 1121: 824: 779: 719: 694: 649: 956: 854: 734: 699: 910: 859: 814: 714: 622: 607: 562: 313: 1161: 638: 1126: 139: 45: 97: 1040: 555: 536: 1102: 72: 1131: 1030: 302:
style ornamentation." The Gothic Revival architecture of the Mountain States Telephone Building is featured on many of Denver's Architectural tours.
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It served as the headquarters of the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, later known as
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style named "Modern American Perpendicular Gothic," the building was designed by local architect
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The entrance of the building features 13 murals from the history of telecommunications by
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building (Miles City, Montana)
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

Mountain States Telephone Building is located in Colorado
Mountain States Telephone Building is located in the United States
Denver, Colorado
39°44′41″N 104°59′42″W / 39.74472°N 104.99500°W / 39.74472; -104.99500
William N. Bowman
Late Gothic Revival
MPS
04001555
Denver
Colorado
National Register of Historic Places
Mountain Bell
Gothic Revival
William N. Bowman
dial telephone service
terra cotta
Gothic Revival
Allen Tupper True
mural by Allen Tupper True, 1929, Denver Telephone Building
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building (Miles City, Montana)


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Directory of Colorado State Register Properties: Denver City & County (S-Z)"
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