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Boundaries
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6th Avenue is the southern boundary
with York to the west, Colfax to the north and Colorado Blvd. to the
east.
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Congress Park
The Congress Park Neighborhood
is bounded on York Street on the
West, 17th Avenue on the North, Colorado Boulevard on the East and
6th Avenue on the South. Homes in the area range in price from
$199,000 to $700,000, and offer a mixture of architectural styles
with predominance favoring the "Denver Square" and Bungalow. Close
to Downtown Denver and the attractions of the Denver Zoo, City Park,
and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the area is popular
with young and old alike. RTD has timely bus service running East
and West along 4 routes that transverse the area, and the very
popular Cherry Creek Shopping Center and Cherry Creek North are just
South of the area.
The area first became known as Denver's first cemetery when City
Founder William Larimer and his son staked out a site encompassing
today's Congress and Cheesman Parks. The first notorious burial
occurred in April of 1859 when a German immigrant named John Stoefel
murdered his brother-in-law and was promptly hanged. Larimer carried
his remains to his new cemetery in the same wagon used for the
hanging. In 1872, the City of Denver purchased the cemetery land for
$1.25 per acre from the United States of America, having acquired
the land via an 1850 treaty with the Arapahoe Indians. Present days
Cheesman Park was the Protestant portion of the cemetery. By 1890
the cemetery had fallen into disuse, and local developers felt a
city park might help sell home. Senator Teller persuaded the United
States Congress to change the use from a cemetery to a park, and the
new park was renamed Congress Park. |
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Cheesman Park is surrounded by high rise complexes and single
family homes |
Early development close to the park occurred along East Colfax
because of the trolley line serving that route, then being called
Capitol Heights. Today's Congress Park was never used for burials,
and the complete development of the park wasn't completed until the
early 1950's. The largest water holding tanks in the City of Denver
are located adjacent to the park, and Denver's Emergency
Communications Center is located there. The convenience of the area
to Denver's attractions and shopping, plus a great neighborhood
feel, make The Congress Park area a very desirable place to call
home.
Today’s home buyer will discover a delightful neighborhood in
Congress Park. The buyer looking for the charm of a an early 20th
century neighborhood will find it in abundance in congress Park.
With home style ranging from Craftsman to Denver Squares, many of
them refurbished and updated to current standards, the area is one
of Denver’s most inviting neighborhoods.
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Driving Time to Major Destinations
From Congress Park |
Denver International Airport |
35 minutes |
Downtown Denver |
10 minutes |
Denver Technological Center (DTC) |
25 minutes |
Inverness/Meridian |
35 minutes |
Boulder |
50 minutes |
Castle Rock |
45 minutes |
2003 Real Estate Information for
Congress Park |
Detached residences |
Lowest Sale Price: |
$146,500 |
Highest Sale Price: |
$825,000 |
Average Sale Price: |
$332,719 |
Total Sales: |
500 |
Average sold price per square foot: |
$216.00 |
Average sales price to original list price: |
89.% |
Demographic information about Congress Park, Denver, Colorado
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