Belcaro, Denver
Encyclopedia
Belcaro is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado
. According to the Piton Foundation, in 2007, the population of the neighborhood was 4,394, and there were 2,343 housing units. The neighborhood is a wealthy one, and Piton Foundation data from 2000 indicates the neighborhood’s average household income was $163,553.
(1862-1958) who was a United States Senator who represented Colorado from 1919-1931. Phipps chose “Belcaro” as the name of the mansion, yet today it is more commonly known as the “Phipps Mansion.” Phipps developed much of the neighborhood, and today it is dominated by many large ranch-style houses
on large lots and tree-lined streets. A large gated community
called the Polo Grounds occupies a section of the northern part of the neighborhood.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. According to the Piton Foundation, in 2007, the population of the neighborhood was 4,394, and there were 2,343 housing units. The neighborhood is a wealthy one, and Piton Foundation data from 2000 indicates the neighborhood’s average household income was $163,553.
Boundaries
- North: Cherry CreekCherry Creek (Colorado)Cherry Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, long, in Colorado in the United States.-Location:Cherry Creek rises in the high plateau, east of the Front Range, in northwestern El Paso County...
(western half of the northern border) and Alameda Avenue (eastern half of the northern border) - East: Colorado BoulevardColorado State Highway 2State Highway 2 is a state highway of the U.S. state of Colorado. It runs for approximately north–south entirely within the urbanized environment of the Denver Metropolitan Area. It is one of the major north–south thoroughfares of east Denver, where it is known as Colorado Boulevard.-Route...
, which is also the border with GlendaleGlendale, ColoradoThe city of Glendale is a Home Rule Municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,547 at the 2000 census. The entire city is surrounded on all sides by the City and County of Denver. Therefore, as a municipal entity, it is also an enclave... - South: East Mississippi Avenue
- West: South University Boulevard
History
The neighborhood gets its name from the mansion of Lawrence C. PhippsLawrence C. Phipps
Lawrence Cowle Phipps was a United States Senator representing Colorado from 1919 until 1931.Phipps was born in Amityville, Pennsylvania but grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he joined the Carnegie Steel Company as a clerk. His uncle, Henry Phipps, was the second largest shareholder in...
(1862-1958) who was a United States Senator who represented Colorado from 1919-1931. Phipps chose “Belcaro” as the name of the mansion, yet today it is more commonly known as the “Phipps Mansion.” Phipps developed much of the neighborhood, and today it is dominated by many large ranch-style houses
Ranch-style house
Ranch-style houses is a domestic architectural style originating in the United States. First built in the 1920s, the ranch style was extremely popular amongst the booming post-war middle class of the 1940s to 1970s...
on large lots and tree-lined streets. A large gated community
Gated community
In its modern form, a gated community is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly-controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences. Gated communities usually consist of small residential...
called the Polo Grounds occupies a section of the northern part of the neighborhood.