Denver Public Library: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library stands as a long, three-story rectangular building clad in running bond brick, with 15-foot-tall sculpted bronze reliefs set into niches on its Welton Street facade. Opened in two thousand three, this facility was designed to serve as a library, archive, and museum dedicated to the African American experience in Denver and the American West. It sits at the edge of the historic Five Points neighborhood, and its exterior features a precast concrete base with decorative sailor courses and prominent arched windows above the main entrance.