Tower of Memories

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Tower of Memories
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location:	8500 W. 29th Avenue
Coordinates:	39°45′29″N 105°05′41″W / 39.75806, -105.09472Coordinates: 39°45′29″N 105°05′41″W / 39.75806, -105.09472
Built/Founded:	late 1920s
Architect:	Charles A. Smith, Fisher & Fisher, John Monroe
Architectural style(s):	Moderne, Late Gothic Revival
Added to NRHP:	1987-08-20
NRHP Reference#:	87001725

The Tower of Memories is a mausoleum located at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The seven story building is 158 feet (48.16 m) tall^[1]; its entrance is at 29th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.

The building was designed with Gothic detailing by Charles A. Smith in 1926. After his firm failed in 1928, architects William and Arthur Fisher were commissioned to continue the construction. World War II caused further delays to the building's construction. In 1948, architect John Monroe was hired to complete the building.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Hovendick, Briana. "Tower of Memories just a job for local man", Wheat Ridge News, Mile High Newspapers, 2006-10-05. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
^ Tower of Memories. Place Names Directory. Jefferson County, Colorado (1997-09-28). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.

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Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery

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