In 1998, the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission received a comprehensive history of Country Club Gardens. At 24 pages, this application for historic landmarking provided both the narrative and images of the property.

Among its claim to fame were the following elements:
* First FHA project in the Rocky Mountain region
* Designed by the architectural firm of Fisher, Fisher, and Hubbell
* Built by Nicholas Petry, a national leader in construction
* Beautifully landscaped by master designer M Walter Pesman
* Represents strong International design elements, with hints of Moderne
* In its day, it was the costliest private apartment project between Kansas City and the West Coast

Feel free to open up the attached file, and enjoy a story that still reverberates in our area today.