Cheesman Park and Congress Park
Cheesman Park & Congresss Park Neighborhoods
CHEESMAN PARK
The Cheesman Park neighborhood is one of the oldest in Denver, with city plats dating to as far back as 1868 and was annexed by the City of Denver in 1883, though development was slow at first. By 1915, with the completion of the park, the neighborhood was mostly developed with large mansions for some of the city’s wealthiest people. Since the 1930s however, the neighborhood has become denser with a plethora of apartment buildings.
The Cheesman Park neighborhood is often considered part of Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood (to the west).
The neighborhood has a very high population density, due to the many high-rise and mid-rise apartments and condominiums surrounding the park. However, the neighborhood contains not only modern, dense residential units; it also contains three of Denver’s residential historic districts: Wyman’s, Morgan’s Addition, and Humboldt Island. These historic districts now preserve homes of a wide variety of architectural styles, from the late 19th century through the early 20th century.
There are more renters than homeowners in the neighborhood; the area’s apartments are a mix of newer and older apartment buildings, and conversions of older mansions into apartments. Only about a quarter of the neighborhood’s residents live in owner-occupied units.
Cheesman Park has a fairly urban character with its density and closeness to the central part of the city. It contains several areas of commercial activity particularly north of the park between 13th and Colfax avenues, and is also home to the 23-acre Denver Botanical Gardens.
CONGRESS PARK
Urban gem Congress Park’s leafy streets are populated with well-appointed Denver Squares, Queen Annes, and bungalows. Bike lanes along East Seventh Avenue Parkway and 12th Avenue, plus numerous bus stops, make commuting easy (Congress Park sits about three miles west of downtown). Teller Elementary School—one of two schools in the neighborhood—earned top ratings from the state. The compact, namesake green space is the neighborhood’s gathering place, but Congress Park also has plenty of local businesses to support.
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