Jefferson Park is one of those Denver neighborhoods that combine an actual park with a residential neighborhood. If you are into urban park settings this just may be the Denver real estate you are looking for. Jefferson Park overlooks downtown Denver with spectacular views of such Denver landmarks as, the Children's Museum, Pepsi Center, Denver's Downtown Aquarium and many other Denver attractions. Jefferson Park is perched on a bluff northwest of Denver proper and has unobstructed views of Central Platte Valley. The Denver homes in the residential section of Jefferson Park have some of the most picturesque landscape in Denver. With park views and the cityscape down below this is one of the Denver neighborhoods that truly provides a serene and relaxing setting.
Jefferson Park was originally part of Highland which considered itself more gentile than Denver and tried to keep its puritanical and proud clean living standards far away from the city of Denver's debauchery. As urban crawl began to take over and Highland founding fathers realized it was only a matter of time before the city of Denver arrived on its doorstep, Highland was annexed and referred to as North Denver. Not wanting to be outdone by other pieces of Denver real estate, the neighborhood of Jefferson Park was formed to fulfill needs for larger space. Jefferson Park itself was an old landfill and was named for Thomas Jefferson in retort to another Denver neighborhoods naming of Washington Park on the city's south side. The Denver homes built in Jefferson Park were very non-conforming and interesting. It was allowable to build on lots of 25 feet or more, resulting in small row houses and Gothic cottages popping up all over the neighborhood.
Jefferson Park experienced the same building boom many American urban areas did after World War Two and eventually there was very little vacant Denver real estate in the neighborhood and residents would have to choose other Denver neighborhoods to build their Denver homes in. In the 1960's, this once celebrated community began a decline and by the 1970' and 1980's had lost much of its appeal as prime Denver real estate. Urban blight began to take over and Jefferson Park became one of the least desirable of Denver neighborhoods.
By the 1990's Jefferson Park started making its way back to being a fine place for people to make their Denver homes. Denver residents looking for an urban feel without being directly in the city saw Jefferson Park and its renaissance as a convenient and one of the most interesting Denver neighborhoods to invest in Denver real estate. Now you can find homes from virtually any era from the 1890's to the 1950's.
