List of Registered Historic Places in Denver County, Colorado
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Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
s listed on the National Register
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in Denver.
Number of listings by region
The properties are distributed across 48 of Denver's 79 official neighborhoods. For the purposes of this list, the city is split into four regions: West Denver, which includes all of the city west of the South Platte RiverSouth Platte River
The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American Midwest and the American Southwest/Mountain West, located in the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska...
; Downtown Denver, which includes the neighborhoods of Capitol Hill, Central Business District
Downtown Denver
Downtown Denver is the main financial, commercial, and entertainment district in Denver, Colorado. There is over of office space in downtown Denver, with 130,000 workers....
, Civic Center
Civic Center, Denver
Civic Center is a neighborhood and park in Denver, Colorado. The area is known as the center of the civic life in the city, with numerous institutions of arts, government, and culture as well as numerous festivals, parades, and protests throughout the year...
, Five Points, North Capitol Hill
North Capitol Hill, Denver
North Capitol Hill, often referred to as Uptown, is a center city neighborhood near downtown Denver. the neighborhood is located in the area known as East Denver, or the "East Side". However, the neighborhood has a diverse population, similar to surrounding neighborhoods of Five Points and Capitol...
, and Union Station
Union Station, Denver
Union Station is a downtown neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. According to the Piton Foundation, in 2007, the population of the neighborhood was 3,475, and there were 2,530 housing units. Piton Foundation data from 2000 indicates the neighborhood’s average household income was $97,080.The...
; and Northeast and Southeast Denver, which include the parts of the city east of the South Platte River (outside of Downtown Denver) that are north and south of Sixth Avenue respectively. Five sites are included in multiple regions.
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See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado