Blake Bldg

Located on the corner of 18th and Blake streets, the Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company constructed the circa 1906 four-story brick building. General Electric later used the building as its primary distribution center for electrical supplies. The street level storefronts and the building’s deep cornice are metal.

The second and third story windows on the street elevations sit within brick pilasters, which form narrow vertical elements that are topped with rounded arches. The building is typical of combination office and warehouse structures built in lower downtown at the beginning of the 20th century.