Background
Vigo Baerresen was born in 1858 at Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a son of a Naval architect.
Vigo Baerresen was born in 1858 at Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a son of a Naval architect.
Vigo got an education in the sphere of architecture in his native country.
Vigo went to Denver to join his older brother, Harold who had already established an architectural practice in that city. In his later years, Mr. Baerresen worked alone, designing a number of public buildings in Denver, among which were the El Jebel Temple, the Adams Hotel, and the original building of St. Joseph's Hospital.