The home at 2100 S. Columbine Street, 2 blocks from the University of Denver campus, was originally owned by the University’s 3rd Chancellor, Henry Buchtel. Buchtel, a Methodist minister, made numerous contributions to the University, including new buildings and monumental fund-raising. A charismatic and innovative leader, Buchtel possessed an uncanny ability to organize people around a goal, and his influence was felt throughout the state. During his time serving the University Buchtel succeeded in resolving the University's debt and expanding the campus to include a gymnasium, the Carnegie library, the Buchtel chapel, and a number of expansions of classrooms and academic offerings. He also served as the state of Colorado's 17th Governor from 1907 - 1909, during which he continued to serve as Chancellor of the University of Denver. He resigned in 1920 due to poor health and later died in 1924. Over the years, the Buchtel Bungalow has been a faculty club, residence hall, meeting place, fraternity and the residence of John Roning, DU’s last football coach. Today, the renovated 2,792-square-foot, story-and-a-half home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is home to current Chancellor Robert Coombe and his wife.