Byers-Evans House
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Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, USA.
History
The Byers-Evans house was built in 1883 by William ByersWilliam Byers
William Newton Byers was a founding figure of Omaha, Nebraska, serving as the first deputy surveyor of the Nebraska Territory, on the first Omaha City Council, and as a member of the first Nebraska Territorial Legislature....
, the founder of the Rocky Mountain News
Rocky Mountain News
The Rocky Mountain News was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, United States from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. As of March 2006, the Monday-Friday circulation was 255,427...
and was sold to William Gray Evans
William Gray Evans
William Gray Evans was the oldest son of Colorado's second territorial governor, John Evans. William Evans was president of the Denver Tramway Company. William Evans was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1855...
in 1889. It is an Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style house which had several additions made to it over the years. The house was donated to the Colorado Historical Society in 1981, along with the entire contents of the house. The house has been restored to the 1912–1924 period and includes approximately 90% of the original furniture, glassware, china, and other household items belonging to the Evans family.
Byers-Evans House Museum
The Byers-Evans House Museum is located in Denver, ColoradoDenver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, at 1310 Bannock St, directly behind the Denver Art Museum
Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center.It is known for its collection of American Indian art,and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 68,000 works from across the world....
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The museum is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 Am to 4 PM. Guided house tours are offered every hour on the half hour from 10:30 AM until 2:30 PM. Admission costs for the house tours are $6 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and $4 for children aged 6-12. Admission to the gallery is free.
The Byers-Evans House Gallery participates in First Friday Art Walks on the first Friday of the month from 5 to 9 PM. Admission to the gallery for First Friday is free.
The museum is administered by History Colorado
History Colorado
History Colorado, also known as the Colorado Historical Society , is a group dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the state of Colorado in the USA.- Overview :...
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