National Register of Historic Places listings in Denver facts for kids

Location of Denver in Colorado

Denver, the capital city of Colorado, has many important places listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a special list kept by the United States government. It helps protect buildings, sites, and objects that are important to history. In Denver, there are 304 such places!

Exploring Denver's Historic Places

Denver is a big city, so to make it easier to understand where these historic places are, the city is split into four main areas. These areas help us see how many historic sites are in each part of Denver.

The four areas are:

• West Denver: This area is west of the South Platte River.
• Downtown Denver: This includes central neighborhoods like Capitol Hill, the Central Business District, Civic Center, Five Points, North Capitol Hill, and Union Station.
• Northeast Denver: This is east of the South Platte River and north of Sixth Avenue.
• Southeast Denver: This is also east of the South Platte River but south of Sixth Avenue.

Some historic places are so big or important that they might be counted in more than one area.

The Daniels & Fisher Tower in Downtown Denver. Built in 1910, it was once the tallest building between the Mississippi River and California! The East Sixth Avenue Parkway in Southeast Denver.

Area of Denver Number of Sites 1 Downtown Denver 143 2 Northeast Denver 70 3 Southeast Denver 43 4 West Denver 44 (Places counted more than once): (6) Total Historic Places: 294

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Downtown Denver. The Mosque of the El Jebel Shrine in Downtown Denver.