National Register Listing

Gregory, William J., House

a.k.a. 5AM899

8140 Lowell Blvd., Westminster, CO

The William J. Gregory House is significant under criterion A, for its historical association with the social history of Westminster, having been one of the earliest houses in the original townsite and having been associated with the development of Westminster University. The house is also significant under criterion C for its architecture, as it represents a rare example within Colorado of a solid brick, two-and-a-half-story Dutch Colonial Revival style residence with a flared gambrel roof. The house in its exterior aspect is one of the better-preserved early twentieth-century dwellings in Westminster. The period of significance begins with the date of construction of the house by William J. Gregory in 1910 and extends until his death in 1938.

The house at 8140 Lowell Boulevard was constructed by William Jones Gregory in 1910. Gregory, a faculty member at nearby Westminster University, an incorporator and officer of the Town of Westminster, and an interim pastor and construction committee member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. The house remained in the possession of Gregory and his descendants until its donation in 1995 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Gregory family's long association with the area and the prominence of their home as a visual landmark resulted in the site where the house is located becoming known as Gregory Hill. This influence on the local community continues to the present day, with the District 50 school at 8030 Irving Street designated the Gregory Hill Preschool.

Local significance of the building:
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1996.