Capitol Hill
A vibrant mix of arts, culture, and Colorado history — the gold-domed State Capitol with its “Mile High” marker, the Molly Brown House Museum, and galleries, coffeehouses, and cafes among turn-of-the-century mansions. Best explored on foot.
WHO LIVES HERE
A young, renting, walking neighborhood
Nearly two-thirds of Cap Hill residents are in their 20s and 30s — almost double the city rate — and about 3 in 4 rent. One in three homes here was built before 1939.
Source: Denver Open Data
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Registered Neighborhood Organizations
HISTORY
From Millionaire’s Row to the Denver Square
Henry C. Brown — of Brown Palace fame — homesteaded the land that became western Capitol Hill and donated the site of the State Capitol. Grant Street’s mansions earned the name “Millionaire’s Row” before the Silver Crash of 1893 gave way to the understated Denver Square, streetcar suburbs, and the eclectic mix of old and new that defines Cap Hill today.
Content prepared by Historic Denver, Inc. — owners of the Molly Brown House Museum at 1340 Pennsylvania.
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