In 1861, the area what is now known as Colorado was given Territorial status, and a site for it's new capital city was greatly debated. It was first located in Colorado City (now part of Colorado Springs), but was later moved to Golden City, and finally to Denver in 1867.

In 1868, Henry C. Brown offered the Territorial Legislature a ten acre tract of land in Denver to build the newly proposed Capitol Building. The gift was eagerly accepted, but construction did not start until 1886, nearly ten years after Colorado became a ... (more)