St. Philomena’s Catholic Parish School
Denver County
The 1924 Saint Philomena’s Catholic Parish School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of the Collegiate Gothic style. The prominent square towers with cast stone crenellation, arched entrances, stepped brick pilasters with sloping cast stone coping, multi-paned windows and cast stone ornamentation are some of the most character-defining features of the style found on the school.
St. Philomena’s Catholic Parish School
A sensitive 1964 addition sits at the north end of the school. The school and addition are the work of distinguished Colorado architect John K. Monroe whose work includes over sixteen known buildings in the state. The school is also important for its long association of educating local Denver area schoolchildren since it opened in 1924, which it continues today for K-12 students.