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Hilltop
Colorado Boulevard on the West; 8th Avenue on the North, Holly Street on
the East, and Alameda Avenue on the South.
Crestmoor
Holly Street on the West, 8th Avenue on North, Monaco Boulevard on the
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Parks
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Cranmer
Robinson
Crestmoor |
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Hilltop - Crestmoor
The Neighborhood of Hilltop and its Eastern neighbor sit on a
high hill Southeast of Downtown Denver. Eleven thousand years ago,
this high, grassy plain overlooked a much different Cherry Creek
Valley, wide and swollen with glacial melting. At that time it was
home to as many as 40 different species of mammal, with herds of
bison and camels feeding on the ragweed and juniper. The mass
extinction of most of these mammals occurred 4000 years ago with the
coming of homosapiens across the Bering Strait. Sixty years before
the discovery of gold in Cherry Creek, the Cheyenne wandered the
plain. By 1864, Four Mile House, located just south of the present
day neighborhood of Hilltop along the Cherry Creek, was operating to
serve as a way station for travelers coming to Denver along the
Cherokee Trail.
In 1885, the City Lateral Canal was constructed as a branch of the
High Line Canal to bring water to the area. By late 1886, Milo A.
Smith, President of the East Colfax Railroad Company, recognized the
value of Hilltop with its then unobstructed mountain views and platted
the area just South of the City Lateral Canal. The Malone and Dubois
Subdivision was platted in 1892, with the plat failing to connect
with the already existing plate to the South, resulting in the jog
of every street between 3rh and 4th Avenue.
By 1910, Hilltop had 16 dwellings, and Denver was in the midst of
its City Beautiful phase masterminded by Mayor Robert Speer. Among
many other parks, the 23 acres now known as Cranmer Park was
planned, first named Inspiration Park. In 1916, George Cranmer built
his home adjacent to the city owned park land at 200 Cherry Street.
The Mediterranean renaissance home, designed by Jacques Benedict was
built at the highest point in Hilltop with the best mountain view. |
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Mediterranean home enjoys the highest point in Hilltop |
By the late 1920’s, Hilltop was a budding community with city water
and competing home builders. The relocation of the University of
Colorado’s School of Medicine in 1925 to the corner of 8th Avenue
and Colorado Blvd, served as an economic stimulant to the area, with
so many doctors moving to Hilltop that the area became known as
“Pill Hill”. One of Denver’s premier private schools, Graland
Country Day School, broke ground in 1928, and the Denver Public
Schools opened Amos Steck Elementary School in 1930.
Today the area is one of Denver’s foremost communities. While many
small homes been replaced or expanded in recent years, much of the
historical architecture still remains. Home to Temple Emanuel,
Assumption Greek Orthodox, Epiphany Episcopal,
Denver Temple Baptist, and Augustana Lutheran Churches, Hilltop
basks in it diversity. From George Cranmer’s home on Cherry Street,
to Shangri-La on South Bellaire, to Denver’s official Mayoral
Residence, Cableland, Hilltop has seen many of Denver’s great and
near great build and live in Hilltop.
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Hilltop's Sun dial |
Hilltop’s homes represent a wide variety of styles. Many of
the homes built before 1960 have been rebuilt to current standards,
or in many cases, “scrapped off” the lot to be replaced by large
2-story homes. Hilltop is an upscale neighborhood, with many homes
in the area designed by architects and built by Denver’s finest
builders.
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Driving times to major destinations |
DIA |
40 minutes |
Downtown Denver |
15 minutes |
Denver Technological Center (DTC) |
20 minutes |
Inverness/Meridian |
25 minutes |
Boulder |
60 minutes |
Castle Rock |
40 minutes |
Source: Larry D. McGee
2003 Real Estate Information for Hilltop -
Crestmoor |
Lowest Sale Price: |
$130,000 |
Highest Sale Price: |
$2,675,000 |
Average Sale Price: |
$554,501 |
Total Sales: |
236 |
Average sold price per square foot: |
$252.70 |
Source: Denver MetroList
Demographics |
Population |
8,706 |
% growth since 1990 |
15.3% |
Average 1990 home price |
$190,633 |
Average 2000 home price |
$435,792 |
Source: US Census
Demographic information about the Hilltop Neighborhood, Denver,
Colorado
Source: U.S. Census
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