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Capitol Hill, Denver

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VINTAGE OF NEIGHBORHOOD: Capitol Hill was called for by Governor Alexander Hunt in 1867 after Denver was named the official territorial capital. The neighborhood was home to the richest people in the territory. Many of these early Coloradans lived on Millionaire’s row, built of Second Empire houses along 14th St. As the area became commercially developed, the super-rich fled to the outskirts of the city. Luckily many of the historic buildings were preserved, and now lend the grace of a bygone age to Capitol Hill.

Located in Downtown Denver, Capitol Hill is

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