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Located just north of downtown Denver, Curtis Park was one of
Denver's first residential neighborhoods and features some of Denver's
oldest homes and historic storefronts. Like the rest of Denver's Center
City districts, the Curtis Park area is now witnessing remarkable
revitalization. New residential projects and building renovations are
taking place throughout the area.
Curtis Park was originally established in the 1860s and 1870s by
early Denver residents seeking a fashionable location to live. Since it
was established as a quaint suburb, it now is comprised of a wide
variety of homes from duplexes with only one story standing next door
to recently renovated Victorian mansions. Elegant Queen Anne style
homes, complete with second floor porches, are also dispersed
throughout the neighborhood.
As you stroll down its tree-lined streets, one of the most
noticeable aspects of the community is its incredible diversity. It's a
wonderfully integrated mix of all kinds of housing, a variety of social
and economic levels, and neighbors who are evenly split between
Caucasian, African-American and Latino. Since its founding, Curtis Park
has had a rich tapestry of people and cultures. It has always been a
mixed-income neighborhood where, interspersed among the neighborhood's
turn of the century mansions, are smaller homes built by waves of
immigrants who came to Denver to join the workforce during the city's
early years. Back then, residents took the streetcar to jobs downtown
or strolled the 15-minute walk to the city's center. Today, neighbors
can take a quick ride on light rail to get to Downtown's businesses and
office buildings.
With Curtis Park’s “up and coming” status, close proximity to
downtown, its diversity and its variety of architecture, it's no wonder
why Curtis Park real estate has attracted investors and residents alike.
2 Blocks away from a Tree-lined Park with Swimming Pool
Mestizo-Curtis Park
Mestizo-Curtis Park is Denver's oldest park, developed in 1868.
Originally named after postmaster Samuel S. Curtis, the name was
recently amended to Mestizo-Curtis Park to celebrate the cultural
diversity of the community. Easily accessed to the east of downtown
(Curtis Street & 31st Ave.), the park offers an outdoor pool,
tennis and basketball courts, horseshoe pits, soccer field, and a new
playground. The park is a focal point for residents of the area--the
heartbeat of the community.
Beautiful Community Garden directly across the street
Curtis Park Community Garden
This diverse garden attracts long time residents of the historic
neighborhood and newcomers, creating an eclectic mix of gardeners who
share a common desire to get their hands dirty.
Exceptional Early Childhood and Elementary
Educational Facilities
Founded in 2002, The Montessori Academy of Colorado (MAC) offers
programs for children from 6 weeks through 6 years old. MAC is a
non-sectarian, non-discriminatory school relative to race, color, sex,
religion, national/ethnic origin or family makeup and provides an
educational environment that serves the whole child, where he/she can
grow intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically.
Ebert Elementary is the home of the Polaris Program, Northeast
Denver's exciting Highly Gifted Program, serving grades K-5. The
Polaris Program at Ebert is the first time a program dedicated to
meeting the needs of highly gifted and high achieving students has
operated in an independent site in the Denver Public Schools, and is
the only such school.
Gilpin ECE-8 is an urban school located in historic Curtis Park
with expertise in the areas of academics, socialization, technology,
arts and leadership. The programs offered at Gilpin include: before and
after school care for all children, half-day Early Childhood Education
for four year olds, full-day kindergarten, traditional grades 1-8
classes, gifted and talented, English language instruction, AVID
(Advancement via Individual Determination) classes for middle school
students, Front Range Earth Force community service projects, middle
school sports, after-school tutoring and computer, math, science, dance
and Shakespeare clubs, Summer Scholars literacy and recreation programs
as well as classes for parents.
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