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The show includes a loop of a TV interview Deaton gave in the 1960s explaining his unique method of sculpting his designs in wood, plaster and clay then bringing them up to human scale with cutting-edge methods. It features his two banks and the “Sculptured House” in Genesee that Woody Allen’s movie, “Sleeper,” made famous. The Museum of Outdoor Arts has a Charles Deaton exhibition running through Sept. Museum of Outdoors ArtsCharles Deaton’s famous bank in Englewood celebrates 50 years,Ĭommunity Banks of Colorado is partnering with the Museum of Outdoor Arts and the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce, a longtime tenant of the building, to host Thursday’s open house. “I grew up here all my life and I never set foot in her until 11 years ago when I was hired and it was like ‘Yay!’ ” she said. For one, Deaton’s design allows tons of natural light to illuminate the space, and for another, it attracts plenty of interested passersby just curious to set foot inside. The building has unique advantages too, she said. Working in a concrete structure has it quirks, Riley said. The Englewood building has changed hands several times since then but has always remained a financial institution, according Judy Riley, a project manager for Community Banks of Colorado, the building’s current owner. Originally built for the local Key Savings & Loan Association, the building was the second bank Deaton designed and built, following the similarly freaky Wyoming National Bank building that opened in Casper in 1964.

“It was so radically different than anything.” “It was controversial when it opened,” he said. He remembers laying eyes on the bank for the first time when home from college on Christmas break in 1967 and thinking, “What the heck is that?” And help us preserve South Broadway.”Ĭohn has lived in Englewood since childhood. “This downtown area, it’s just a great opportunity for Englewood to revitalize itself and help out a whole generation of new business entrepreneurs.

“I think the main contribution that historic preservation makes to a community - and we’ve seen it in downtown Littleton, we’ve seen it in LoDo - it creates a kind of center where this whole entrepreneurial group of people can rise,” she said, noting older structures are often smaller and cheaper to rent. The one-of-a-kind bank serves as a visual anchor for the area.

She noted that the historic stretch of South Broadway in Englewood - which includes many buildings built long before 1967 - is seeing a boom of new business activity right. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

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