The stately red-brick Emerson School, originally built in 1885 in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, was recently upgraded to incorporate state-of-the-art green building features and remodeled as the new home for eight nonprofits, including several organizations dedicated to historic preservation.
Built in 1885, the school was designed by Colorado’s first master architect, Robert Roeschlaub, known for his innovative school designs. It is the oldest remaining example of a Roeschlaub-designed school in Colorado. Closed in 1979, Emerson School was adapted in the 1980s to create a senior center and medical clinic.