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Company History |
Carl Erickson, a Swedish immigrant, founded Erickson Monuments
in 1925. Roy and Milton, two of his sons, joined the family
business in the early 1930’s and headed the company after Carl’s
death in 1955. Roy’s daughter Julie, and her husband Darvin
Hendee, continue the tradition of Erickson Monuments today,
aided by their son Eric.
Since 1925, Erickson’s has had only three locations and has been
owned and operated by the same family.
The original site was 94 South Santa Fe Drive, Denver Colorado.
This continued to be the manufacturing site for a period of time
after the sales office and display moved to 920 Speer Boulevard
in the early 1940’s. Later the manufacturing facility became
part of the Speer location. This site was originally a gas
station, design elements of which can still be seen in the main
building.
In 1982 the company moved to its present location, 1245 Quivas
Street. The site offers ample space for sales, designing,
manufacturing, storage, and displays. The Quivas site was
originally the fabrication plant for G&L Granite, a company for
which Carl Erickson worked before he opened Erickson Monuments.
Carl’s company has come full circle, back to the site where he
had originally worked in the early 1900’s.
The signature Italian Carrara marble statue for Erickson
Monuments is Cupid and Psyche. Both are Greek mythological
figures; Cupid represents the heart and Psyche the mind. The
statue shows them intertwined and is entitled “Dying by the side
of the road”. Antonio Canova carved the original in the 1780’s.
Erickson’s version is of unknown origin. It was brought to
Denver from Europe in the 1890’s. The statue was in a Denver
home and then given to the Museum of Natural History (now called
the Museum of Nature and Science). The museum was Denver’s
original art repository. When the Denver Art Museum was formed,
the statue was transferred there. It was acquired by Roy
Erickson about 1940 and has been on display at Erickson’s since
then.
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