2026 Neighborhood & Homes

the 2026 neighborhood is DENVER COUNTRY CLUB

In the summer of 1902, 240 acres between Capitol Hill and the small hamlet of Harmon (now known as Cherry Creek North) were purchased by The Denver Realty Company with plans to develop a country club and several grand homes. The Country Club Place neighborhood was created in 1903, and the first homes were built there. It covered forty acres stretching north from First Avenue to Fourth, and from High on the east to Humboldt on the west. The prominent architect William Ellsworth Fisher was hired to plan the neighborhood, having developed a strong following after his arrival in Denver in 1885 from Ontario. As his business grew, he recruited his brother Arthur to join him, and the firm became known as Fisher and Fisher. This firm designed many of the homes in Country Club Place, including the first two homes built being the residences at 102 and 109 Franklin Street by brothers Uriah and James Hollister. William and Arthur Fisher also designed the Mediterranean style gates still standing on Fourth Avenue at High, Gilpin, and Franklin Streets to highlight Country Club Place. 

A criterion was issued, "On certain quarters deeds will not be given without a condition that a home costing not less than $10,000 be built. Four lots must be used and no industrial enterprises or liquor to be sold." Fisher designed the neighborhood with wide streets and center medians including extensive landscaping, to create tranquil setting in the popular style of Frederick Law Olmstead, nationally recognized as one of the foremost city and park planners of the time. 

Country Club's significance was recognized in 1979 by the listing of the western half of the district in the National Register of Historic Places. The Country Club Historic District was designated as a Landmark District in 1990 and included more of the neighborhood. The L-shaped district includes 380 residences and received this distinction due to its historical, architectural, and geographical significance. Its historical significance relates to its association with Denver's social, political, and economic elite who were founders and heads of Denver's major banks, mining, oil, sugar, and real estate companies of the early 1900s. 

Special thanks and recognition to Country Club Heritage, A History and Guide to a Denver Neighborhood by Alice Millett Bakemeier. 

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