2025 Neighborhood & Homes

the 2025 neighborhood is historic hilltop

Prior to the 1880s, the Hilltop area was mostly prairie with a few streams meandering through the grassland.  Today it is one square mile of homes and parks, and is bordered by 6th Avenue to the North, Alameda Avenue to the South, Holly Street to the East, and Colorado Boulevard to the West. The first plat of survey was done in 1886 focusing on the hill area - now today’s Cranmer Park.  In 1892, the Platte Land Company surveyed the northern end and the two areas were adjoined.  By 1903, the Hilltop area was annexed to the city of Denver.  The streetcar line on Eighth Avenue was extended to what is now Sixth and Quebec.  Mayor Robert Speer outlined his plan for Mountain View Park (now Cranmer Park) where George Cranmer built his substantial Jacques Benedict home in 1916.  In 1927, Graland Country Day relocated to its current location and Amos Steck Elementary opened in 1931.  After World War II, construction in Hilltop boomed in part because of Lowry Air force Base (a B-59 bomber crashed at South Dahlia and Bayaud in 1951) to the east and the University of Colorado School of Medicine to the north.   Epiphany Episcopal Church was built in 1941 and Hilltop’s only commercial center was built in 1948 at Third Avenue and Holly, anchored by Aylard’s Drug Store, Crestmoor Texaco and Super Saver Market.  In 1950, Temple Emanuel and Carson Elementary School were built.  Present day Hilltop remains close to this template although there have been several rebuilds and newer designs on the lots.

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