2001 E. 18th Avenue was built in 1904 for Charles E. Allison at a cost of $7000. The permit shows that the home was constructed originally as a one-story brick residence. Denver newspapers in 1904 covered extensively the construction of the house. One Denver Post article (December 13, 1904) calls the home “one of the very finest residences in all of Denver.”
Architect Frederick Compton Wagner was in partnership with Harry James Manning at the time this home was designed. Other projects for the firm included Denver landmarks the Ghost-Rose house at 1899 York Street and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
The house was purchased in 1906 by Dr. George H. Stover, a pioneer in the use of x-rays for diagnosis and therapy. It was under the ownership of Stover that the second story addition, designed by architect George Bettcher, was added. Dr. Stover died in 1915 as a result of radiation toxicity.
