Addenbrooke House Fireplace in Lakewood, Colorado
Satellite photos courtesy Google Earth.
Some text about Addenbrooke Park courtesy of jeffco.us, a website run by the Jefferson County, Colorado, Zoning Commission.
Edited by David Barth 1 April 2014. Surface photos by David Barth.
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Addenbrooke Park.
Satellite photo courtesy Google Earth. |
This is Addenbrooke Park with North at the top of the photo. On the left is Kipling Parkway and on the right is Garrison
Street. At the right of the lake are several soccer fields, primarily used by children in soccer leagues during the summer.
To the right of Garrison is the Villa West subdivision, built by Hallcraft during the 1970s on land purchased from the Belmar
Estate. Below (south) of the lake are three softball diamonds.
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Addenbrooke Fireplace.
Satellite photo courtesy Google Earth. |
This view is looking west from the intersection of Center Avenue and Garrison Street. Garrison is at the lower left in the photo.
The fireplace is the small, light-colored object in the grassy area, near the path in the center of the picture.
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Addenbrooke Fireplace.
Satellite photo courtesy Google Earth. |
This is a closer picture of the fireplace, left of center, with the path running beside it.
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This round stone appears to have been used to grind grain.
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The the fireplace had holes in both sides of the side of the chimney to allow heat to enter the room.
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
Stone fence posts were made of the same sort of rocks used for the Fireplace. The decorative stone posts were at the entrance to the
farm. Three large steel pipes connected each of the posts. When the house was dismantled, the pipes were cut to allow easier access.
At the right is the intersection of Center Avenue and Garrison Street, the east entrance to Addenbrooke Park.
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
It is not known for certain what the two dates, 1876 and 1954, represent. 1876 is the date that the land was acquired by the John
Everett.
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
The white stone appears to be a broken block of Colorado Yule Marble from the marble mine north of Aspen, Colorado. Yule marble has
a rare characteristic that it doesn't exhibit many cracks. For that reason, the Lincoln Memorial and the Grave of the Unknown in
Arlington Cemetery were made of this marble. Unlike most marble deposits that are mined from open pit mines, the Colorado deposit is
deep below the surface and is mined from underground tunnels. This piece apparently broke and was discarded.
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
This was the main entrance to the house.
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| Addenbrooke Stone Fence posts. |
Another view of the main entrance to the house.
Addenbrooke Park was the home of the same family for more than 100 years. John Everett came to the Denver area in 1868 or 1869 with his
parents. He staked claims to land south of Alameda Ave. between Garrison and Kipling Streets in 1876. The land eventually consisted
of two sections. At 640 acres per section, the total area was 1,280 acres.
John constructed a house of a 12 x 14 feet canvas framework. The roof was made of tins that Chinese merchants used to ship tea.
John Everett's grandson, Tom, and his mother, Lura Addenbrooke, built the house and fireplace on their farm at the south end of the
property. Tom was a geologist and a gemologist. He built the fireplace with rocks from every state and some from foreign countries.
He also used Native American artifacts found on the property.
Near the fireplace the brick outhouse that served the farmhouse still stands, boarded up. The brickwork is in remarkable condition.
Unfortunately, the roof had deteriorated.
During the 1970s and 1980, peacocks lived in the tall trees around the house. In the evenings, they could be heard "mewing" many
blocks away.
The City of Lakewood bought 105 acres of the property in 1978. They bought 5 additional acres, including the Addenbrooke house, in 1987.
The house was torn down in 1997 because it was determined it would be too expensive to renovate and maintain. Only the fireplace and
a windmill located nearby remain today from the farm.
The fireplace is located at the southeast entrance of Addenbrooke Park at west Center Avenue and Garrison Street.
From the Jefferson County Zoning Commission records:
"Land belonged to the Everett Family in 1876. Tom Addenbrooke, the grandson lived on the farm with his family. There were 111.931
acres. The land was condemned for the park between Kipling and Garrison Streets, and south of Alameda Avenue, for the cost of
$1,310,000. In 1984, the city started planning the park. It includes a community recreation center, Tennis and volleyball courts,
parking space area, a horse trail, picnic facilities, playgrounds area, Lake and concession stand. The park was named after Tom
Addenbrooke, who was the third generation to live on the farm. Boundary lines extended from Alameda to Kipling to Garrison and south
off Florida Avenue. John Edward Everett was his grandfather who also received a certificate of land ownership from President Grover
Cleveland in 1895. The family had been on the property since 1876. It had been a grant to the Union Pacific Railroad.
Everett had been in the freight hauling business and his work took him to Leadville and the high mountain passes.
They were always looking for easier routes into the mountains. Everett's daughter married Englishman Richard Addenbrooke,
who was into popular theatre trapdoors and devices. He worked for the Tabor Opera House. The farm kept a large flock of peacocks.
Many Indian artifacts were found along the old trail through his farm which was 640 acres."
| LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY SITES |
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NUMBER
KEY | IDENTIFICATION | ADDRESS | YEAR
BUILT | REGISTRY |
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| 1 | Cason Howell House | 1575 Kipling Street | 1874 | State Registry |
| 2 | Washington Heights School | 6375 West First Street | 1889 | State Registry |
| 3 | Stone House | 2900 South Estes Street | 1886 | National Registry |
| 4 | Peterson House | 801 South Yarrow | 1880 | National Registry |
| 5 | Davies Chuck Wagon Diner | 9495 West Colfax Avenue | 1957 | National Registry |
| 6 | Schupp House | 1275 Ames Street | 1908 | |
| 7 | Ward House | 2261 Estes Street | 1928 | |
| 8 | WWII Memorial Monument | 7655 West 10th Street | 1947 | |
| 9 | Golden Hill Cemetery - Hill | 12000 West Colfax Avenue | 1908 | National Registry |
| 10 | Mercy Grove House | 1980 Garland Street | 1935 | |
| 11 | Cline House | 7020 West 13th Street | 1939 | |
| 12 | Rose Cottage | 1800 Dover Street | 1918 | |
| 13 | Panoramic Park | 12655 West Colfax Avenue | 1961 | |
| 14 | Addenbrooke Fireplace | 9100 West Center Avenue | 1953 | |
| 15 | Isaac Solomon Synagogue | 1600 Pierce Street | 1904 | |
| 16 | Schnell Farm | 3113 South Wadsworth Boulevard | 1888 | National Registry |
| 17 | O'Kane House | 6795 West First Street | 1897 | |
| 18 | Kellogg House | 2080 Klein Street | 1888 | |
| 19 | Everett Farm | 300 South Garrison Street | 1922 | |
| 20 | Denver & Intermountain Car 25 | 500 Kipling Street (Federal Center) | 1911 | State Registry |
| 21 | Mile High Church | 9079 West Alameda Avenue | 1973 | |
| 22 | Heavenly Paradise House | 975 Reed Street | 1952 | |
| A | Building 710 (Federal Center) | 10000 West Alameda Avenue | 1960 | National Registry |
| B | FEMA Building | 10000 West Alameda Avenue | 1969 | National Registry |
| C | JCRS Historic District | 1900 Pierce Street | 1900 | National Registry |
| D | Bonfil-Stanton Outbuildings | 797 South Wadsworth Boulevard | 1920 | State Registry |
| E | Country Club Garden Apartments | 1160 Pierce Street | 1962 | State Registry |