Historic Districts

University Hill Neighborhood

Boulder, CO

One of Boulder’s most interesting and architecturally varied neighborhoods.

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Because the majority of the dwellings on University Hill were not built until the 1920s and 1930s–often with C.U. faculty members as their first owners–the neighborhood contains many different examples of revival styles popular at the time. Glen H. Huntington (1890-1959), Boulder’s “master builder,” designed many of these grand homes, as well as several sorority/fraternity houses and an Art Moderne apartment complex.

History Boulder pioneer Anthony Arnett purchased 200 acres of grazing land, some of which he donated for the site of the University in 1877. In 1890, a group of businessmen formed the Denver and Boulder Land and Investment Company, and by 1892 substantial homes began to appear. Other early residents were lured there by the Fulton brothers’ offer of four free lots to the first 10 people to build houses costing at least $2,500.
Year Established Dates back to 1865

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