Central Denver · Neighborhood guide
Congress Park & Cheesman Park
Streetcar-era brick, deep front porches, and two of the city’s great green spaces.
Photo: Knapp.keith, CC BY-SA 3.0
Congress Park and neighboring Cheesman Park sit just east of downtown, between Colfax Avenue and Sixth Avenue. Their streets were largely built out in the early twentieth century, and it shows: brick Denver Squares, bungalows, Victorian-era homes and rows of attached townhomes, many with original woodwork, tile and leaded glass. The Denver Botanic Gardens occupies the seam between the two parks.
Housing
What you’ll find
Most homes date from roughly 1890 to 1930. Buyers here weigh the character of original details against the cost of updating systems in a century-old house, and they look closely at how earlier remodels were done. Townhomes and duplexes offer a lower-maintenance way into the neighborhood; detached homes on the quieter interior streets are the most sought after. Many blocks fall within designated historic districts, which affects exterior changes.
Getting around
Location
Colfax Avenue and Sixth Avenue carry you downtown in minutes; Cherry Creek is a short drive or bike ride south. Bus service runs along Colfax and Sixth.
Around the neighborhood
Places that define it
Cheesman Park
Open lawns, mature trees and the neoclassical Cheesman Memorial Pavilion with its view west toward the mountains.
Denver Botanic Gardens
The York Street gardens, with seasonal exhibitions and summer concerts.
Congress Park
Playing fields, tennis courts and a public outdoor pool.
12th Avenue
A short, walkable strip of neighborhood restaurants and cafés near Madison Street.
Pam in Congress Park
Pam listed and sold a 1908 St Paul Street townhome here: original fireplace and staircase intact, kitchen opened up, and a lower-level apartment with its own entrance.
Buying or selling in Congress Park?
Ask Pam about this neighborhood
Recent sales, what’s coming to market, and how a specific street compares. Pam will reply personally.
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