Whittier
By Jessica Car · Updated April 2026
The residential grid between Downing and York streets, roughly 25th to 32nd avenues. Whittier carries one of the widest housing-age mixes in Five Points: original 1890s Victorian cottages and Denver Squares sit next to 1950s brick ranches and 2010s–2020s modern townhomes, paired scrape-off infill commonly listing in the $650K–$800K range alongside unrenovated historic homes at lower price points. The Whittier ECE-8 school serves as a community anchor, and Manual High School's campus is at the western edge. Less commercially developed than the Welton or Ballpark zones, Whittier offers quiet tree-lined blocks with proximity to City Park (15-minute walk via 23rd Avenue), Uptown restaurants along 17th Avenue, and downtown via Downing Street. Strong bike infrastructure connects to the city trail network.
Community Anchors
- Five Points Historic Cultural District (City of Denver designation 2002, renamed 2015)
- Curtis Park Historic District (NRHP 1975, expanded 1983; Denver Landmark Districts A-H)
- San Rafael Historic District (NRHP 94001468, 339 contributing buildings)
- Ballpark Neighborhood Historic District (2002)
- Rossonian Hotel (2650 Welton St, NRHP 1995, reopening 2028)
- Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library (2401 Welton St)
- Black American West Museum (3091 California St)
- Glenarm Recreation Center (2800 Glenarm Pl, originally opened 1924 as the Glenarm Branch YMCA serving Denver's African American community)
- Mestizo-Curtis Park (1868, Denver's first public park)
- Sonny Lawson Park (1972 dedication, honoring Denver pharmacist and district executive Sonny Lawson)
- City Park (adjacent to San Rafael via York Street, 330 acres, Denver Zoo, Museum of Nature & Science)
- St. Ignatius Loyola (2301 York St, 1923-1924 Gothic Revival, NRHP 1994)
- Coors Field (1995, Colorado Rockies)
- McGregor Square (2021)
- Dairy Block
- Great Divide Brewing (2201 Arapahoe St, 1994)
- Wynkoop Brewing (1634 18th St, 1988, Colorado's oldest brewpub)
- Spangalang Brewery (2736 Welton St)
- Welton Street Cafe
- Fifth Coffee House
- First Friday Jazz Hop
- Hi Points Festival (annual, successor to Five Points Jazz Festival 2003-2024)
- Hattie McDaniel affordable condo project (639 29th St, under construction)
- Alexan Arapahoe Square (13 stories, 355 units, 22nd & Welton)
- Renaissance Stout Street Lofts (78 units, 2014, affordable housing)
- Legacy Lofts (98 units, affordable housing)
- Whittier ECE-8 (DPS)
- Wyatt Academy (charter)
- Manual High School (DPS)
- Denver Montclair International School (private)
- Union Station (RTD commuter rail, light rail hub, Amtrak)
Nearby Schools
- Whittier ECE-8 (DPS, in-neighborhood)
- Manual High School (DPS, in-neighborhood)
- Denver Montclair International School (private, nearby)
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