500 N. Grant Ave. – St. Johns Catholic Church

Built in 1903 under the direction of Father G. Joseph LaJeunesse (pastor of St. Joseph’s in Fort Collins), St. John’s served its members at this location until 1957. Used as a Knights of Columbus Hall through the late 1960s, the building later housed the Bible Baptist Church and, eventually, a Lutheran congregation. St. John’s first resident priest, Father William J. Howlett—historian of the Catholic Church in Colorado—authored Life of Bishop Machebeuf (regarded as the inspiration for Willa Cather’s Death Comes from the Archbishop.)

The historical integrity of the structure was diminished by the large, two-story addition on the northeast corner and the removal of the original bell tower. The building is now a private residence.