Real Estate Term of the Day: Historic District, Historic Preservation, Historic Structure
HISTORIC DISTRICT – a designated area where the buildings are considered to have some significant historic character. Such designation makes the area eligible for certain federal assistance programs and protects the area from clearance in conjunction with federally sponsored programs (Barron’s Dictionary of Real Estate Terms)
Did you know? There are 6,600 buildings in Denver’s 51 historic districts. In addition, Denver has 331 historic landmarks.
There are currently 51 historic districts in Denver:
- Larimer Square
- Humboldt Street
- Ninth Street Park
- Clements
- Montclair
- Civic Center
- Smith’s Ditch
- Morgan’s Subdivision
- No District Number 9
- W 28th Avenue – Stoneman’s Row
- Old Highlands Business
- Snell Subdivision
- Potter Highlands
- Lafayette Street
- Lower Downtown
- Speer Boulevard
- City Park Pavillion
- Country Club
- Quality Hill
- Witter – Cofield
- East Seventh Avenue
- Wyman
- East Park Place
- Outide of City Limits
- Curtis Park “B”
- Curtis Park “A”
- Lowry Technical Training Center
- Lowry Officer’s Row
- City Beautiful Parkways
- Curtis Park “C”
- Pennsylvania Street
- Curtis Park “D”
- Sherman Grant
- Clayton College
- Swallow Hill
- Alamo Placita
- Baker
- Downtown
- Country Club Gardens
- Welton Street
- Park Avenue
- Ballpark
- Driving Park
- Humboldt Street – Park Avenue
- Grant Street
- Wolff Place
- S. R. Deboer
- Curtis Park “E”
- Curtis Park “F”
- Curtis Park “G”
- Allen M. Ghost
- Curtis Park “H”
HISTORIC PRESERVATION – effort, often with government sponsorship, to prevent the destruction of residential properties and commercial properties deemed of historical significance (Barron’s Dictionary of Real Estate Terms)
RESOURCES:
- Interactive Map of Historic Landmarks and Districts
- Complete List of Landmark Structures
- Historic Landmark Districts Map (PDF)
- City of Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission
- Historic Denver, Inc.
- Colorado Historical Society
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
HISTORIC STRUCTURE – a building that is officially recognized for its historic significance and therefore has special income tax status that encourages rehabilitation and discourages demolition or substantial alteration of the structure (Barron’s Dictionary of Real Estate Terms)
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