Holmes, David Hull, 1874-1967.
David Hull Holmes was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on 18 July 1874. He first moved to Boulder in 1895, married Helen Pierce in 1898, and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he taught and practiced architecture. Returning to Boulder in 1917, Holmes became involved in tungsten mining until 1929. He was active in civic matters, and was chairman of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce highway committee that secured the first section of concrete paving on the road from Boulder to Denver.
Holmes' obituary, from which the biographical sketch here was drawn, appeared in the Boulder Daily Camera on 20 January 1967.
From the description of Colorado roads scrapbook 1916-1920 (bulk 1919). 1919. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427265575
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| referencedIn | Biography : Obituaries H clippings, 1910-1983. | Boulder Public Library | |
| creatorOf | Holmes, David Hull, 1874-1967. Colorado roads scrapbook 1916-1920 (bulk 1919). | Boulder Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Boulder (Colo.). Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. David Hull Holmes house landmark designation papers 1990. | Boulder Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Boulder Daily Camera. Focus Magazine : 1973 July 15 issue. | Boulder Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Cleveland, Jerry, 1946-. David Hull Holmes house photographs, [ca. 1972-1974]. | Boulder Public Library |
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| associatedWith | Boulder (Colo.). Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boulder Commercial Association. Good Roads Committee | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boulder Daily Camera. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cleveland, Jerry, 1946- | person |
| associatedWith | Colorado. State Highway Commission | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Colorado. State Highway Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Denver Civic and Commercial Association | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Longmont Commercial Association | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Good Roads Association | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Park-to-Park Highway Association | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Reed, William P., 1869- | person |
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| Colorado--Wyoming state line | |||
| Colorado | |||
| Lincoln Highway (Denver |
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| Automobiles |
| Concrete roads |
| Highway departments |
| Highway engineering |
| Motor fuels |
| Pavements, Asphalt |
| Pavements, Concrete |
| Pavements |
| Road materials |
| Roads |
| Roads |
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Person
Birth 1874
Death 1967
