The Observatory Park and University Park neighborhoods are essentially one in the same. Bordered by I-25 to the North and Yale to the South in between University and Colorado Blvd., these neighborhoods were platted in 1886 after the University of Denver began to flourish. Small houses were built on large lots and the first house was constructed at 2525 Evans. Today most of the small houses in this neighborhood have been scraped and large new construction homes have taken its place. Although many small homes do still exist, the price to buy the land starts at a whopping $375,000!
Observatory Park itself is located at Evans & S. Fillmore. At the center of the park is the Chamberlain Observatory, the reason the park got its name. Chamberlain Observatory was one of many buildings designed by famous Denver architect, Robert Roeschlaub. The dome houses a 20 inch aperture Clark-Saegmuller refractor, which saw first light in July 1894, and is still “functional” today.

Boundaries: Evans to the North, Yale to the South, University to the West, Colorado Blvd to the East

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