Burnham Hoyt

Burnham Hoyt (February 3, 1887 – April 3, 1960) was a prominent mid-20th-century architect born in Denver, Colorado.

Early years

The Hoyt Residence located at 2849 West 23rd Avenue Denver, Colorado was the family home of Merrill and Burnham Hoyt.

Born in North Denver, Burnham Hoyt was the son of Lydia Tompkins Hoyt and Wallace Hoyt, a carriage designer who emigrated from New Brunswick, Canada. He is the younger brother of Denver Architect Merrill H. Hoyt. He grew up in the house located at 2849 West 23rd Avenue Denver and would return to that residence later in life. Burnham graduated from Denver’s North High School in 1904 and apprenticed with the Denver architectural firm of Kidder and Wieger. In 1908, he left Denver to study at the Beaux-Arts Institute in New York City, where he won 6 Beaux-Arts design competitions and continued his professional training at the well-respected New York firm of George Post and Bertram Goodhue.

In 1936 at age 49, Burnham married interior designer Mildred Fuller and returned to Denver.

Credited buildings (partial list)

Source: 101 High St. Denver, CO c. 1920 Country Club National Register Historic District Denver Public Library - Park Hill Branch 4705 Montview Blvd., Denver, CO 1920 Denver Local Landmark Merryweather House 375 Humboldt St. Denver, CO 1922 Country Club National Register Historic District Crammer House (addition) 200 Cherry St. Denver, CO National Register of Historical Places Anne Evans Mountain House (remodel) 1970 Evans Ranch Rd. Evergreen, CO 1924 National Register of Historical Places Cherokee Castle Cherokee Ranch Hwy.85 Sedalia, CO 1924-26 National Register of Historical Places Unnamed House 840 Gaylord St. Denver, CO 1925 Morgan Subdivision Local Historic District Cactus Club Clubhouse 444 14th St. Denver, CO 1925 Demolished Colorado National Bank (addition) 900-918 17th St. Denver, CO 1925 Davis House 385 Gilpin St. Denver, CO 1925 Country Club National Register Historic District Denver Press Club 1330 Glenarm Pl., Denver, CO 1925 Denver Local Landmark Maitland Estate (with Merrill Hoyt) 9 Sunset Dr. Cherry Hills Village 1925 National Register of Historical Places Phi Delta Theta 1111 College Ave. Boulder, CO 1925 National Register of Historical Places Standart-Cleworth House 2025 E. 7th Ave. Denver, CO 1925 Seventh Avenue Local Historic District Harrington School 3230 E. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 1926 Lake Junior High School (with Merrill Hoyt) 1820 Lowell Blvd. Denver, CO 1926 Denver Local Landmark Charles S. and Marie Thomas House 380 Gilpin St. Denver, CO 1926 Country Club National Register Historic District Donald Bromfield House 100 Gaylord St. Denver, CO 1927 Country Club National Register Historic District Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church, Education Wing 1980 Dahlia St. Denver, CO 1927 National Register of Historical Places Riverside Church (associated with Collens, Allen and Pelton) 490 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 1927-30 National Register of Historical Places Sigma Nu Fraternity 1722 Illinois St. Golden, CO 1928 St. Martin's Chapel at St. John's Cathedral (with Merrill Hoyt) 1313 Clarkston Denver, CO 1928 National Register of Historical Places Steele Elementary School (addition) 300 S. Marion Pkwy Denver, CO 1929 Denver Local Landmark Albany Hotel (addition) 1720 Stout St. Denver, CO 1938 Demolished Boettcher School for Crippled Children 1900 Downing St. Denver, CO 1938 Demolished Maer House (Sullivan House) 545 Circle Dr. Denver, CO 1940 Red Rocks Amphitheatre 16351 County Rd 93 Morrison, CO 1941 National Historic Landmark Nurses Quarters Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora CO 1942-44 Demolished Infirmary Ward Buildings 203 &206 Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora CO Demolished Burnham F. Hoyt House 3130 E. Exposition Denver, CO 1947 Central Library, Denver Public Library 10 W. 14th Ave. Denver, CO 1955 National Register of Historical Places Garry House E 7th Ave Denver CO Waring House Hawthorn Pl. Denver, CO Broadmoor Hotel (addition) Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs High School (addition) Colorado Springs, CO 1941 Central City Opera House (additions and alterations) 124 Eureka St. Central City, CO National Register of Historical Places