Jules Jacques Benois Benedict (1879-1948) was one of the most prominent architects in Colorado history, whose works include a number of well-known landmarks and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Known commonly by his name of Jacques, Benedict was born in Chicago in 1879, and he studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts. He came to Denver in 1909, and became renowned for his many prominent works including homes, churches, academic and public buildings, and more spanning a range of architectural styles and with a particular gift for melding with natural landscapes. Benedict married June Louise Brown in Denver on February 20, 1912, and was hired to be the architect of the Denver archdiocese of the Catholic Church, becoming a respected authority on sacred architecture. The architect has been described by his biographer, Doris Hulse, as "talented, cultured, eccentric, flamboyant, practical, difficult, opinionated, generous, temperamental, considerate, gentleman farmer, man-about-town", and a number of his works are widely known today.
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Portfolio of Notable Works
Boulder County, Colorado
- St. Catherine's Chapel at St. Malo
Denver, Colorado
- Brown-Garrey-Congdon House
- Craig House
- Cranmer House
- Denver Botanic Gardens House
- Gart Bros. Sports Castle
- Graland School
- Holy Ghost Catholic Church
- Kohn-Dobbins-Dominick House
- Neusteter-Bailey-Chenoweth House
- Richtofen Castle (addition)
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Clergy House
- St. Thomas Theological Seminary (master plan)
- Chapel
- Tihen Tower
- Sullivan House
- Washington Park Boat House
- Woodbury Branch Library
Douglas County, Colorado
- Highlands Ranch Headquarters
Evergreen, Colorado
- Fillius Park Picnic Shelter (1918)
- Keys on the Green (1925)
- Rosedale (1920)
Golden, Colorado
- Herman Coors House (1917 - renovation)
- Steinhauer Field House (1937 - also designed Colorado School of Mines emblem)
Idledale, Colorado
- Little Park Shelter (1917)
- Starbuck Park Well House (1923)
Jefferson County, Colorado
- Chief Hosa Lodge (1918, Genesee area)
- Pine Valley Lodge (1927, Pine area)
- Summer White House (1914, Mt. Falcon - never finished)
Lakewood, Colorado
- Belmar
Littleton, Colorado
- Carmelite Convent
- Carnegie Library
- First Presbyterian Church
- Littleton Town Hall
References
Littleton Biography of Jacques Benedict
Denver Catholic Archdiocese Article
Buildings of Colorado by Thomas J. Noel
