Wynkoop
Mercantile Lofts
1792 Wynkoop Street
Denver, CO 80202
Yr.
Built: 1899
Yr. Converted: 1988 / 1993
Developer: John Hickenlooper
Construction Type: Brick / Heavy Timber
Wynkoop
Mercantile Lofts is located at 18th & Wynkoop Street just
northeast of Denver's Union Station. Near the center of historic
Lower Downtown Denver (LoDo), the Wynkoop Lofts are within easy
walking distance of restaurants, pubs, museums, and cultural
performances.
The J.S.
Brown Mercantile building was designed by renowned Denver architects
Gove & Walsh (Littleton Creamery, Union Station center)
and constructed in 1899 for John Sidney Brown's wholesale grocery
business. As a fine example of 19th century commercial architecture,
it was added to the National Historic Register in 1988.
The first
first renovation completed in 1988 and the second in 1993 with
total space of 62,000 sq. ft. consisting of the Wynkoop Brewing
Company and 15 lofts.
Most of
the original decoration was retained in the renovations. The
loft residences offer many historical features including open
floorplans, high ceilings, heavy timbers and original hardware,
exposed brick interior walls and hardwood floors. Loft units
on the alley side enjoy exterior space provided by overhanging
balconies and mountain and city views are available from many
of the loft residences.
John Hickenlooper
is the developer and chairman of the Wynkoop Brewing Company
and is credited for reviving this once industrial trading post,
and making it an important part of Denver’s historic lower
downtown.
