I love to see our communities here in Colorado grow and develop new features as the community changes. However, I also have a great appreciation for the historic buildings that still grace the landscape. A wonderful example can be found sitting on a hill overlooking downtown Littleton; the Littleton Municipal Courthouse.
The building was originally built as the Arapahoe County Courthouse in 1907. Previously, Denver had been the county seat of Arapahoe County, but in 1902 an amendment to the state constitution was passed, creating the City and County of Denver. So a bit of a competition started between Littleton and their neighbor to the north, Englewood, to see who would become the county seat of the new version of Arapahoe County. Littleton won out and construction began on this impressive building.
In 1948, a new wing was added to the west side of the building. It's no longer there, and I say "good." It was definitely a case where progress had a negative effect on the look of a historic building. In all truth, even the original building was in danger of being demolished after Arapahoe County moved out of the building in the late 80's. Luckily the city of Littleton stepped in to start using the historic structure as its municipal courthouse. Landmark status was awarded to the building in 1998.
You can find the Littleton Municipal Courthouse at 2069 W Littleton Blvd.
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