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1325 Logan Street
Architectural Style: English Cottage
Architect: Ernest Philip Varian and Lester Ernest Varian
Built: 1910

This small home was originally built in 1910 as a combination home and studio for artist George Elbert Burr and his wife. The home is a typical example of the English Cottage style. English Cottage architecture in America dates to the early 17th century when the first colonists arrived from England in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1325 Logan reflects the architectural elements described by Valerie Polino for these early colonists.

"The simplest form of English cottage architecture was a one-room house with a fireplace at one end, sometimes referred to as an end-Chimney structure. To gain more space the owner often built an attic or sleeping loft under the steeply pitched roof. Homes of indentured servants brought to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England were similar to this one. Capped by a steeply pitched roof, the exterior encompassed only 500 square feet. One multi-purpose area served as the living room, dining room, kitchen workroom, and adult bedroom. A ladder ascended to a children's sleeping loft. The fireplace was the family's sole source of heat and primary source of evening light."

Burr's home is larger than Polino describes and, as seen in the historic photos, it was built with electrical light. Additionally, the large skylight gave Burr plenty of light while he painted or etched his famous landscapes. With these exceptions, however, 1325 Logan closely resembles the English cottages built by early American colonists.

Minnie Reynolds, founder of the DWPC

The Denver Woman's Press Club, organized in 1898 by Minnie J. Reynolds, met in members' homes or hotel meeting rooms. By 1923 the Club had grown large enough that the members began looking for a permanent home to purchase. On September 16, 1924, the Denver Woman's Press Club purchased 1325 Logan from George Burr for $9,000. Burr moved to Arizona to restore his health, but donated two of his paintings to the club.

Many of Denver's most notable women authors have belonged to the Club.

• Helen Black
• Libbie Block
• Helen Bonfils
• Margaret Tobin Brown
• Marian Johnson Castle
• Mary Coyle Chase
• Alice Polk Hill
• Mary Florence Lathrop
• Eleanor Lawney
• Mary Elitch Long
• Florence "Flossie" Cranell Means
• Leonel Ross Campbell O'Bryan (Polly Pry)
• Clyde Robertson
• Ruth Underhill
• Frances Belford "Pinky" Wayne
• Lenora Mattingly Weber