Rossonian Hotel

The former Rossonian Hotel is a historic building in the Five Points section of Denver, Colorado. It opened in 1912 as the Baxter Hotel.[1] It was home to a jazz lounge where many prominent musicians performed.[2] They were able to stay at the hotel which catered to African Americans during the era of segregation. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has had various owners and redevelopment plans have been launched but as of 2021 none had been successfully completed.[3]

The building has been empty since 1998. Chauncy Billups was a partner in one redevelopment proposal.[4]

In 1929 Albert Henderson Wade Ross (A.H.W. Ross) (1884–1939) became the hotel's owner and it was renamed The Rossonian. Ross also owned the Denver White Elephants semi-professional baseball team.

Architecture

The building is on a wedge of property and is triangular. It was designed by architect George Louis Bettcher (1862-1952) for cigar businessman Robert Y. Baxter. Bettcher was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and moved to Denver in 1895 where he lived for the rest of his life. He designed residences in the Denver Country Club area and the Turnverein Building.[5]

The Rossonian's main entrance is on Welton Street.[5] A Beaux-Arts architecture style building, it was constructed in 1907.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Rossonian Hotel". coloradoencyclopedia.org. March 16, 2016.
  2. "Rossonian Hotel". Denver Public Library History. June 6, 2014.
  3. "Rossonian Hotel changes hands again as Five Points neighborhood changes up". September 13, 2017.
  4. Sexton, Josie (April 17, 2018). "New Hotel, Restaurant, and Lounge Coming to the Old Rossonian Building". Eater Denver.
  5. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/ab07ad4b-8035-4854-91b9-15c0e69e5034
  6. "Rossonian". Denver Architecture Foundation.
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