Wild for Denver Real Estate

Cheesman Park neighborhood is located in central Denver, just southeast of downtown. This is a wonderfully diverse neighborhood, in many ways. Incredible architecture all over the neighborhoods, from historical mini-mansions, to huge Denver Squares, to several high-rise condominiums surrounding the park with probably the best downtown Denver AND mountain views to be seen anywhere in Denver! The park and the beautiful Botanical Gardens are of course huge draws for homeowners, as well as the close proximity to many unique restaurants, bars, and shops along Colfax Ave.

Cheesman Park’s boundaries are York St. to the east, 6/8th Ave. to the south, Downing St. to the west and Colfax Ave. to the north.

*History of Cheesman Park

This park has a very interesting history… It was once a cemetery and many say there are haunted parts of the park, like a tree that doesn’t cast a shadow.Here is a brief intro paragraph of the park’s history but please go to Wikipedia for a full and lengthy description of Cheesman Park’s history.

In the late 19th century, the land that is now Cheesman Park was Prospect Hill Cemetery, which also included the land that is now the Denver Botanical Garden and Congress Park further east. The long-disused cemetery was converted to a park which opened in 1907, after city planners felt it would provide an amenity to new residents as land development moved east of the central city. The park was originally named for the US Congress who gave permission to change the cemetery to a park and was renamed Cheesman Park in honor of Denver pioneer Walter Cheesman whose family donated the funds for the neoclassical pavilion on the eastern side of the park in his honor shortly after his death.

*Information from Wikipedia, Cheesman Park, Denver