Elmira Apartments

This two-story brick apartment building was built in 1924 by building contractor Josiah T. Vincent. Vincent and his wife, Elmira, were Pennsylvania natives who arrived in Denver prior to 1879.  Early tenants of the building were middle-class Denver residents who likely commuted to their jobs via the streetcar that once ran in front of the building.  Between 1932 and 1982, the Elmira Apartments were owned by the George W. Clayton Trust.  Rent from this building, and from many others owned by the Trust around the city, helped support the George W. Clayton College, an orphanage.  Built in 1911, the Clayton College campus is located on Colorado Boulevard between Martin Luther King Boulevard and Bruce Randolph Avenue and is now home to Clayton Early Learning.