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Rialto Theater (Loveland, Colorado)

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Rialto Theater Loveland CO
Rialto Theater Loveland CO

The Rialto Theater in Loveland, Colorado, at 228-230 E. Fourth Ave., was built in 1919. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.It has a three-bay Classical Revival front covered with glazed terra cotta blocks, of a 50 by 140 feet (15 m × 43 m) footprint. The two-story commercial block building has a flat roof and brick party and rear walls.It was deemed significant as "one of the city's most architecturally refined buildings": although "it is not an especially exuberant or palatial example of early 20th century movie theater architecture, the Rialto is well proportioned and well articulated. It well represents Loveland building trends as well as national motion picture theater trends for the period. The Rialto is one of the last main street theatres in northern Colorado with any remaining architectural integrity. The marquee replacement and the most recent alterations have compromised the Rialto visually, but the building still retains a high degree of integrity of location, setting and association...."Modifications to the theater have tended to contribute to, rather than detract from, its architectural character.It is also a contributing building in the Downtown Loveland Historic District, which was added to the National Register in 2015.

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Rialto Theater (Loveland, Colorado)
East 4th Street, Loveland

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East 4th Street 248
80537 Loveland
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Downtown Loveland Historic District
Downtown Loveland Historic District

The Downtown Loveland Historic District in Loveland, Colorado is an 18 acres (7.3 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. It includes Loveland's commercial center which began in 1877, developed first as a railroad town, and then became an agricultural center and a regional center of government and commerce.The district includes portions of 4th Street, Loveland's main commercial avenue, from Railroad Avenue to Jefferson Avenue.It includes 45 contributing buildings and a contributing object, as well as 13 non-contributing buildings and nine non-contributing objects. It includes: Loveland Street Clock (1910), the one contributing object, manufactured by the Brown Street Clock Company of Monessen, Pennsylvania, located in front of Brannan Brothers Jewelry Store (1886), 239 East 4th Street, now "Garment Gal's", at 40.39553°N 105.07357°W / 40.39553; -105.07357 (Loveland Street Clock); Rialto Theater, 228 East 4th Street, separately NRHP-listed in 1988; Lovelander Hotel / BPOE Elks Lodge 1051 (1912–13), 103-117 East 4th Street, three stories; Union Block / Lincoln Hotel, 236-248 East 4th Street, three stories; Majestic Theatre / I. O. O. F. Hall, 315-319 East 4th Street, three stories; Colorado and Southern Railway Depot, 409-427 N. Railroad Avenue, separately NRHP-listed in 1988; State Mercantile Building/Masonic Temple (1910), at 202, 204, 206, 210 East 4th Street. Two-story building constructed of pressed white brick, with a newer red brick veneer. Parapeted.

Henry K. and Mary E. Shaffer House
Henry K. and Mary E. Shaffer House

The Henry K. and Mary E. Shaffer House in Loveland, Colorado, United States, is an English-Norman cottage which was built in 1928–1929. It was designated a City of Loveland Historic Landmark in 2006 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.It is deemed "an excellent example of the English-Norman style, a modest simplified version of the Tudor Revival style. Elements of this style found on the house include a steeply pitched roof, brick walls, multi-pane casement windows, prominent exterior chimney, and the "catslide gable" on the façade with an arched entry."It was home of Henry K. and Mary E. Shaffer, who were both born in Kansas and married in Kansas in 1911. It was built by Henry K. Shaffer, a building contractor. It was designed by Mary E. Shaffer. Their daughter, Ruth (Shaffer) McEwen related that Mary had designed the house "likely relying on plans adapted from architectural digests and popular magazines. To save money, and to give the house distinction, Mary sought out 'clinker bricks' from a Loveland brickyard, collecting an assortment of odd-sized and different colored bricks that were used in the home's construction. As a result, it features a unique appearance, with bricks of various hues, sizes and patterns laid at odd angles, and occasionally projecting, offsetting the primary brick courses which are laid in running bond."More details recalled by Ruth McEwen included: "A Mr. Grubb was responsible for the excavation work, while her father laid the unusual brick walls. A person named Jimmy Dotts built the fireplace while the Riney Brothers did the interior plastering. Ruth also recalled that her father put up the wood lath for the plaster, and that she and her brother and sister helped plaster the closets."