丹佛华人老店五家公司旧址申报名录，委员会建议转报国家史迹名录
丹佛市一处承载华人商业史的老建筑正走向国家史迹名录。丹佛市地标保护委员会11月3日开会审议了位于东科尔法克斯大道6115至6117号的五家公司（House of Wu）旧址的国家史迹名录提名，工作人员建议将提名转报国家史迹名录管理人。申请人为科罗拉多历史学会，所属市议会第9选区议员为达雷尔·沃森。
这栋建于1949年的现代主义商业建筑，曾是五家公司礼品、服装和家居饰品店的所在地，营业至1993年，长达44年。店主哈里·吴和路易丝·吴均于1890年出生于中国，哈里于1909年移民美国，曾在旧金山和纽约经营餐馆，1937年与路易丝结婚，1940年代移居丹佛。提名文件指出，这家店由吴氏大家庭共同经营，除夫妇二人外，公司发起人还包括四个女儿莉莉、康妮、海伦和玛丽，以及女婿和亲属，是华裔大家庭企业的典型代表。
工作人员的评估认为，该建筑在“族裔遗产/亚裔—华人”和“商业”两方面符合国家史迹名录甲类标准，在“建筑”方面符合丙类标准。它延续了19世纪末至20世纪初丹佛华埠商铺的传统，既向华人社区供应特色商品，也向更广泛的顾客出售丝绸等商品。下一步，提名将按程序送交州和联邦层面审定。
（来源：丹佛市地标保护委员会）
Denver's Historic House of Wu Site Moves Toward National Register Listing
A Denver building steeped in Chinese American business history is on its way to the National Register of Historic Places. The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission met on November 3 to consider the National Register nomination of the House of Wu site at 6115-6117 East Colfax Avenue, and staff recommended forwarding the nomination to the Keeper of the National Register. The applicant is History Colorado, and the property sits in City Council District 9, represented by Darrell Watson.
The modernist commercial building, constructed in 1949, was home to House of Wu, a gift, clothing and home decor shop that operated until 1993, a span of 44 years. Owners Harry Wu and Louise Wu were both born in China in 1890; Harry immigrated to the United States in 1909, ran restaurants in San Francisco and New York, married Louise in 1937, and moved to Denver in the 1940s. The nomination notes that the store was run by the extended Wu family: in addition to the couple, the company's incorporators included their four daughters, Lily, Connie, Helen and Mary, along with sons-in-law and relatives, a classic example of a Chinese American family enterprise.
Staff concluded that the building meets National Register Criterion A in the areas of ethnic heritage (Asian American/Chinese) and commerce, and Criterion C for architecture. It continues the tradition of Denver Chinatown shops of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, supplying specialty goods to the Chinese community while also selling silk and other merchandise to a broader clientele. Next, the nomination will proceed through state and federal review.
(Source: Denver Landmark Preservation Commission)
来源：丹佛市地标保护委员会
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