- Baker, Denver
Infobox_nrhp | name =South Side-Baker Historic District
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caption = The South Side-Baker Historic District neighborhood highlighted on this map of Denver.
location=Denver, Colorado
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 26.11
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 104
long_minutes = 59
long_seconds = 42.54
long_direction = W
locmapin = Colorado
area =
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added =October 3 ,1985
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refnum=cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]The South Side-Baker Historic District, also known as Baker Neighborhood or Baker, is a
neighborhood inDenver, Colorado .Geography
Baker is generally defined by these boundaries:Northern Boundary - West 6th Avenue,Eastern Boundary - Broadway, Southern Boundary - Mississippi Avenue,Western Boundary - Platte River cite web|url=http://www.denvergov.org/denvermaps/downloads/maps/citywide/Neighborhoods.pdf|title="Neighborhoods" at denvergov.org|accessdate=2007-05-22]
Within those boundaries is a Landmark District with irregular borders that range from within a half block of Alameda and Broadway on the South and East to as far as Fox on the West and 5th on the North. cite web|url=http://www.denvergov.org/admin/template3/forms/Historic%20Preservation%20Map%20book.pdf|title="Home preservation map" at denvergov.org|accessdate=2007-05-22] The Landmark District designation is part of the Denver city government's Historic Preservation effort. cite web|url=http://www.denvergov.org/dephome.asp?depid=420|title="Historic district" at denvergov.org|accessdate=2007-05-22]
History
By some measures, Baker is the oldest neighborhood in Denver as it has the oldest stock of buildings in the city. [http://www.bakerneighborhood.org/Denvers-oldest-homes] . The neighborhood includes several 19th century brick houses [http://www.coloradohistory-oahp.org/programareas/register/1503/cty/dv.htm] and several homes by locally famous architect William Lang.
Recently, Baker has become a popular urban neighborhood because of its central location and its access to several commercial business enclaves. This has led to a transformation of the neighborhood, which worries some residents because of an increased density and more traffic.
References
External links
* [http://www.bakerneighborhood.org/ Baker Historic Neighborhood Association Website]
* [http://www.denvergov.org/ Denver City Government Website]
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