George Tritch Hardware Company Records

Collection

Identifier: M2178

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains receipts, records of Bankers Trust Company interest payments, history of hardware trade in Denver, German Bank of Denver trade card and German National Bank of Denver statement (1886-1930).

Dates

1886-1930

Creator

Excelsior School and Club Association (Denver, Colo.) (Person)
George Tritch Hardware Company (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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Biographical / Historical

The George Tritch Hardware Company was once located at 1648-1652 Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colo. George Tritch (1829-1899) arrived in Denver in 1860 and established his first hardware store on Larimer Street. He was a member of the Arapahoe County Board of Education, School Board District Number 1 from 1887 to 1890. Tritch also served as the Vice President of the German Bank of Denver and as President of the German National Bank of Denver.