Bemis Hall (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Bemis Hall
Location 920 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coordinates 38°50′54″N 104°49′34″W / 38.84833°N 104.82611°W / 38.84833; -104.82611Coordinates: 38°50′54″N 104°49′34″W / 38.84833°N 104.82611°W / 38.84833; -104.82611
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architect Biscoe, Maurice B.
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Colorado College MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000273[1]
Added to NRHP March 28, 1997

Bemis Hall, a Tudor Revival-style building of Colorado College, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was built as a dormitory in 1908. It was designed by architect Maurice B. Biscoe. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1][2]

Major donations towards funding the building were provided by General William Jackson Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs and Colorado College, and by Judson M. Bemis, a manufacturer who moved to Colorado Springs in 1881.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Andrea J. Lucas (September 13, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bemis Hall / 5EP611" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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