Daniels & Fisher Tower
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The Daniels & Fisher Tower is a distinctive Denver
, Colorado
landmark. Built as part of the Daniels & Fisher department store in 1910, it was the tallest between the Mississippi
and California at the time of construction, at a height of 325 feet (99 m). The building was designed by the architect Frederick Sterner
and modeled after The Campanile
(St. Mark's Bell Tower) at the Piazza San Marco
in Venice
, Italy
. The 20-floor clock tower
has clock faces on all four sides. Daniels & Fisher were later bought out by the May Company
in 1958, and the store vacated the tower. When the store was demolished (ca. 1971), the tower was saved and renovated into lofts and businesses in 1981. It stands today in downtown Denver.
The basement level of the D&F tower now hosts Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret, Lannie Garrett's own entertainment venue.
The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1969. A 2½ ton bell occupies the top two floors of the building, above the observation deck.
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...
landmark. Built as part of the Daniels & Fisher department store in 1910, it was the tallest between the Mississippi
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
and California at the time of construction, at a height of 325 feet (99 m). The building was designed by the architect Frederick Sterner
Frederick Sterner
Frederick Sterner was a British born American architect.Born in London, Sterner moved to the United States with his father Julius. He worked as a draftsman with the Chicago architect Frank E. Edbrooke and had a twenty-year career in Colorado...
and modeled after The Campanile
St Mark's Campanile
St Mark's Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, located in the Piazza San Marco. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city....
(St. Mark's Bell Tower) at the Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco , is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as "the Piazza". All other urban spaces in the city are called "campi"...
in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The 20-floor clock tower
Clock tower
A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall. Some clock towers are not true clock towers having had their clock faces added to an already existing building...
has clock faces on all four sides. Daniels & Fisher were later bought out by the May Company
May Company
May Company may refer to several American businesses:*The May Department Stores Company, a defunct retail company acquired by Federated Department Stores in 2006**May Company California, a defunct California department store that merged with J. W...
in 1958, and the store vacated the tower. When the store was demolished (ca. 1971), the tower was saved and renovated into lofts and businesses in 1981. It stands today in downtown Denver.
The basement level of the D&F tower now hosts Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret, Lannie Garrett's own entertainment venue.
The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1969. A 2½ ton bell occupies the top two floors of the building, above the observation deck.