Anfenger, Louis, 1842-1900

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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 1 Collection or Record:

Anfenger House at 2024 Champa Street, 1906

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00018

Abstract A front view of the house, fence and gate, at 2024 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The brick house has a door and two windows in the front of the house. Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger, was born in this house in 1874. The original address may have been 536 Champa Street. The photograph is on page 155 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger....

Dates: 1906

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B091, Milton Louis Anfenger Papers / Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Ephemera / Box 2 / Milton Anfenger Scrapbook

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Subject: Brick houses X