Anfenger, Louis, 1842-1900
Biography
Louis Anfenger was typical of the young Jewish men who migrated to the Colorado Territory in the state's formative years. Born in Bavaria, Anfenger came to the United States in the 1850s and moved to Denver in 1870 to seek his fortune. He became a highly successful businessman in the area of real estate as well as a member of the Denver Chamber of Commerce and was later elected to the state legislature in the 1880s. He was a founder of Congregation Emanuel, Denver B'nai B'rith, and National Jewish Hospital. He married Louise Schlesinger Anfenger, and the couple became the parents of eight children, who later also became leaders in the Denver community. His eldest son Milton became a lawyer and a Colorado State Senator in 1904, and his daughter Flora married prominent Denver attorney Philip Hornbein.
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Anfenger Family Diaries and Material Culture
Anfenger Home in Denver, Colorado, 1980-2000
Exterior of the Louis Anfenger family home located at 2900 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The home was built in 1884.
Anfenger House at 2024 Champa Street, 1906
Beck Archives Clippings File Collection
Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver’s Jewish Community, 2009
Brief description of several early Jewish leaders of commerce, philanthropy, religion, and community as well as several Jewish lawyers, doctors, merchants, and politicians in Colorado.
Bound Meeting Minutes Volume I, 1872-1879
Bound Meeting Minutes Volume III, 1887-1896
Box 1, between 1935-1990
This box contains Louann Rosenbaum Miller wedding photos (one in frame) from December 14, 1952; BMH confirmation photo; Photo of foreign exchange student Lilo; photos of Miller family; Myron Miller class photos. The box also contains the law license for Myron Marshall Miller (series 2).
Box 2
This box contains Louann Rosenbaum's Goucher College scrapbook.
Box 2, between 1908-1960
Wooden framed mirror owned by Anfenger Family.
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