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Littleton
Denver
~0.10 miles from Littleton city center
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Littleton is a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County and Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and the 17th most populous city in the State of Colorado. The population was 40,342 at the 2000 census.
The City of Littleton's history dates back to the 1859 "Pikes Peak" gold rush, which brought not only gold seekers, but merchants and farmers to the community. Richard Sullivan Little was an engineer from New Hampshire that made his way out west to work on irrigation systems. Little quickly fell in love with the area that is present day Littleton and brought his wife Angeline out from the East in 1862. The Littles, along with many neighbors built the Rough and Ready Flour Mill in 1867, which provided a solid economic base in the community. By 1890, the community had grown to 245 people and the residents voted to incorporate the Town of Littleton.
Littleton became widely known in 1999 when the Columbine High School massacre occurred at nearby Columbine High School, which the news media erroneously reported as being located in the city. The school is actually located in Columbine, an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, yet in a ZIP code associated primarily with Littleton. The school is included in the Jefferson County school system, and not one of the Littleton Public Schools.
The Colorado Center for the Blind, a skills training program for blind teenagers and adults operated by the National Federation of the Blind, is located in Littleton. The Denver Theological Seminary is also in Littleton.
Intelligent Vehicle Safety Technologies' "Desert Tortoise," a competitor in the DARPA Grand Challenge, is based in Littleton.
The city is also the site of the grave of Alferd Packer, an American prospector. He is one of three people imprisoned in the United States for cannibalism.
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Engelwood
Englewood
~3.05 miles from Littleton city center
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Englewood (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~4.09 miles from Littleton city center
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Southwest (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~4.61 miles from Littleton city center
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University (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~4.99 miles from Littleton city center
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University is a neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. It is home to the University of Denver, many university students, and other residents and businesses, including the first Chipotle Mexican Grill.
University is a neighborhood as defined by the city of Denver. The boundaries of University are the following:
North- Interstate 25
West - Downing Street
East- University Boulevard
South - Denver/Englewood Boundary
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University Park (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~5.54 miles from Littleton city center
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Washington Park West (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~6.26 miles from Littleton city center
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Washington Park is located in south central Denver. The park is long and rectangular and is bordered by Virginia Avenue on the north, Downing Street on the west, Louisiana Avenue on the south, and Franklin street on the east. It covers 165 acres (0.67 km2) making it one of the largest parks in Denver.
The neighborhood generally referred to as "Wash Park" is often broken down into eastern and western sides: not only do both have their own neighborhood organizations and quite-different historical trajectories, but since 1972 official city statistics have tracked Washington Park West as separate from the easterly "Washington Park." The (eastern) Washington Park neighborhood has borders defined by the city of Denver as Downing Street, Cherry Creek, I-25, and University Boulevard. The public park is located within the neighborhood.
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Downtown Lakewood (Neighborhood)
Lakewood CO
~6.27 miles from Littleton city center
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Word to the World College
8081 E Orchard Rd Greenwood Village CO - 303-729-1220
~6.42 miles from Littleton city center
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Word to the World College is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
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Tech Center
Denver CO
~6.46 miles from Littleton city center
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Denver Technological Center, better known as "The Denver Tech Center" (DTC), is a business and economic trading center located in Colorado in the southeastern portion of the Denver Metropolitan Area, within portions of the cities of Denver and Greenwood Village. It is home to several major businesses and corporations. The DTC roughly corresponds to the area surrounding the I-25 corridor between I-225 and SH-88 (Arapahoe Road).
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Washington Park (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~6.59 miles from Littleton city center
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Washington Park is a neighborhood and public urban park in Denver, Colorado.
Washington Park is located in south central Denver. The park is long and rectangular and is bordered by Virginia Avenue on the north, Downing Street on the west, Louisiana Avenue on the south, and Franklin street on the east. It covers 165 acres (0.67 km2) making it one of the largest parks in Denver.
The neighborhood generally referred to as "Wash Park" is often broken down into eastern and western sides: not only do both have their own neighborhood organizations and quite-different historical trajectories, but since 1972 official city statistics have tracked Washington Park West as separate from the easterly "Washington Park." The (eastern) Washington Park neighborhood has borders defined by the city of Denver as Downing Street, Cherry Creek, I-25, and University Boulevard. The public park is located within the neighborhood.
Washington Park was initially designed by the German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze between 1899 and 1908. His design remains fairly intact and included Smith and Grasmere lakes, and the Lily Pond, all fed with a city ditch that Shuetze had edged with Russian willows and other trees. Other pieces of his design remain intact and include the large meadow edged with a grove of trees to the south of Smith Lake, and the carriage-ways that meander through the park.
Later landscape architects, such as Saco Rienk DeBoer and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. have added their own contributions to the park, adding the elegant boat house, an evergreen grove on the north side of the park and other additions.
Washington Park as a neighborhood started development soon after the founding of Denver though it was still fairly rural in nature. By 1886, there was enough population to create Denver's first suburb, South Denver, which by the silver bust of the 1890s was annexed into Denver due to financial difficulties. Development hastened with the creation of the park in 1899. Most of the houses were built of brick between 1900 and 1940.
Denver poet Eugene Field lived in the Washington Park neighborhood. His cottage, where he lived from 1881 to 1883, was moved to the east side of the park at 715 South Franklin Street, and serves as the home of the non-profit Park People organization. A statue featuring Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, characters from his famous poem "Dutch Lullaby," sits near his cottage.
Recently, Washington Park has become a very popular urban neighborhood because of its central location, its closeness to the park, 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, more traffic, and the propensity of some developers to scrape historic homes and replace them with denser luxury duplexes, town-homes, or other development.
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Baker (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~6.80 miles from Littleton city center
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Southeast (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~7.35 miles from Littleton city center
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Speer (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~7.46 miles from Littleton city center
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Speer is the official name for the Denver neighborhood bounded by 7th Avenue (north), Broadway (West), Alameda Avenue (South) and Downing Street (East). However, some consider the section north of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek, which run diagonally through the neighborhood to be a separate neighborhood. Everything north of Speer Blvd is generally referred to as Alamo Placita, while the neighborhood south of Speer Blvd is commonly called Speer. Using the official neighborhood boundaries, the population of the neighborhood is over 11,000 residents, with an area of less than one square mile, making Speer one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Denver. The neighborhood contains a mix of single family homes, apartments, and high-rise condos.
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Alamo Placita (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~7.73 miles from Littleton city center
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Country Club (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~7.85 miles from Littleton city center
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Country Club is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. According to the Piton Foundation, "The Country Club neighborhood is bounded by University Boulevard, Cherry Creek, Downing Street, and 8th Avenue. Two main features of the neighborhood are the Denver Country Club and Country Club Place subdivision, designed by William and Arthur Fisher, working with Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. in 1909."
The neighborhood consists of 380 homes, making it one of Denver's smallest in number of homes. However, most of the lots and houses are large. Part of the neighborhood forms the Country Club Historic District, but the boundaries of the historic district and the neighborhood proper are not the same; the historic district is smaller.
The Denver Country Club, a private club, is located on the southern boundary of the neighborhood, along Cherry Creek
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Cherry Creek Mall
Denver CO
~8.00 miles from Littleton city center
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Cherry Creek Shopping Center is a lavishly appointed shopping center in the heart of Denver. With a total of 169 shops, restaurants and services, Cherry Creek is Denver's premier shopping destination and one of the top tourist attractions in town. This world-class shopping center features renowned stores such as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Macy's, Tiffany & Co., Elway's Restaurant, and Burberry.
Cherry Creek Shopping Center
3000 East First Avenue Denver, CO 80206
303-388-3900
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Cherry Creek (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~8.02 miles from Littleton city center
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The neighborhood is generally located in the south-central area of the City of Denver and is a mixture of dense urban development and tree lined residential streets. It is bounded by the Cherry Creek on the south, East Sixth Avenue to the north, University Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard on the west and east, respectively. The neighborhood takes its name from the nearby Cherry Creek running along the south side of the neighborhood.
Cherry Creek is serviced by four major traffic arteries making it an easily accessible neighborhood by car. First, Speer Boulevard from Downtown Denver (LoDo) becomes East First Avenue in Cherry Creek. Running along the eastern and western boundaries of the neighborhood are University Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard which allow connections from Interstate 25. Lastly, the East Seventh Avenue Parkway skirts the north side of the neighborhood allowing crosstown traffic to get to Cherry Creek. Cherry Creek is also serviced by the Regional Transportation District (RTD) public bus system. It has five main routes that service various parts of the neighborhood. These routes are the 1, 2, 3, 46, and the 3 and the 83 limited.
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Lincoln Park (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~8.26 miles from Littleton city center
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Lincoln Park is a neighborhood and public park close to downtown Denver, Colorado and the location of the Santa Fe Arts District.
The neighborhood, which has about 7,000 residents, is one of Denver's oldest and is just to the south of the area where Denver was first settled in the 1850s. Many houses date from about 1900. The racial makeup of the neighborhood is 4.46% white (1.54% white alone-non hispanic), 4.01% African American, 0.23% Asian, 0.12% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 94.10% of the population. The crime rate and poverty rate are also much higher than city and national averages. The crime rate is 196 incidents per 1,000 people and a poverty rate of 37.64%.
Interstate 25 runs north-south through the western part of the neighborhood. The RTD's light rail line also runs north-south through the neighborhood and includes a station located at 10th Avenue and Osage Street. The neighborhood is sometimes called "La Alma/Lincoln Park"[3] or the West Side.
The Santa Fe Arts District, on Santa Fe Drive between 6th and 12th Avenues (its primary retail and commercial corridor[4]), includes more than 40 galleries, restaurants and shops. The "First Friday Art Walk" and the "Collectors' Night" are monthly events in the district.[5]
The Denver Civic Theater on Santa Fe Drive was opened in 1921 as a cinema house, one of Denver's first silent movie theaters.[6] The building was later used for various purposes (even as a meatpacking plant), before it was eventually renovated in 1993 as a neighborhood arts center containing two theaters (one with 332 seats, another with 134) and an art gallery. The venue has been used by local playwrights and a resident performance company for dramatic productions.
Institutions in the neighborhood include Museo de las Américas on Santa Fe Drive, the region's first museum dedicated to the art and culture of Latinos; Denver Health hospital complex; Denver West High School, the Asian and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce; Buckhorn Exchange, a 105-year old restaurant that holds the state's first liquor license; and Sunken Gardens Park along Speer Boulevard. A former courthouse and district attorney's office at the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue was renovated into a Latino cultural and business center.[4] Venerable Boulder, Colorado based community radio station KGNU opened a studio at 7th and Kalamath in 2004, when they began broadcasting in Denver on 1390 AM.
Within the neighborhood is Lincoln Park itself, located at Mariposa St. and West 11th Avenue. The park has a basketball court, football field, lighted football field, horseshoe pit, outdoor pool, recreation center, softball field, grass infield, lighted softball field, tennis court, and a sand volleyball court. Across from the park is the Denver Inner City Parish, a nondenominational non-profit agency providing community services, including an emergency food bank and a school for at-risk youth, to area residents since 1961.
Housing in the neighborhood includes many single family detached houses, including two-story brick Victorians, row houses, duplexes, brick bungalows and one-story stucco houses. Prominent housing developments include the Parkway Center apartment and condominium complex, with 1,050 units, at 12th and Galapago Street (also fronting on Speer Boulevard).
The North Lincoln Park public housing facility, completed in 1996, replaced a dilapidated housing complex built in the 1950s. A more extensive update is planned for the remaining South Lincoln Park Homes starting in 2010, using a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This new project will create 900 units of mixed-income housing, and provide space for an open-air farmer's market.[
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Colorado Christian University Lakewood Campus
180 S. Garrison St. Lakewood CO - (303) 963.3200
~8.33 miles from Littleton city center
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Colorado Christian University unites with the broad, historic evangelical faith rather than affiliating with any specific denomination. In this commitment, the University embraces the following declarations of the National Association of Evangelicals:
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
These declarations do not comprise all that individual Christians may consider important elements of faith; rather, they establish the essential framework within which members of the University both unite in shared beliefs and explore differences.
http://www.ccu.edu
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Lakewood (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~8.38 miles from Littleton city center
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Lakewood's Heritage Center showcases the history of Lakewood and the many changes, inventions and lifestyles of the 20th Century. Located in Belmar Park, the museum has over 10 historic structures, 30,000 artifacts, a festival area and an outdoor amphitheater.
The Visitor Center at Lakewood’s Heritage Center is home to the Radius Gallery, which hosts historic and touring exhibitions, and the Spirit of Lakewood exhibit that chronicles the history of the Lakewood area and highlights the unique and influential people who shaped Lakewood into the community that it is today.
Admission Fees and Tour Information:
Guided tours of the museum are available daily and leave from the Visitor Center at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Group tours are available with reservations. Please call 303-987-7850. The cost for guided tour admission is:
Adult - $5.00
Seniors - $4.00 (65 and older)
Youth - $3.00 (ages 3 - 17)
2 and under Free
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Golden Triangle (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~8.38 miles from Littleton city center
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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood in Denver defined in the minds of locals and visitors. It is an area of vast importance to the Denver Metropolitan Area, and to the state of Colorado with many civic and cultural institutions located in the northern part of the neighborhood in an area called the Civic Center. The neighborhood is one of the most important, historic, and vibrant neighborhoods in Denver. According to the Downtown Denver Partnership, the population of the neighborhood is 630.
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Park Meadows Mall
Englewood CO
~8.47 miles from Littleton city center
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This attractive mall looks like a giant-sized Rocky Mountain lodge, complete with wood-beamed ceilings, an oversized stone fireplace...and even indoor evergreen trees! No, this is one mall that could definitely NOT be in Kansas or Florida---it's very appearance seems to scream out "This is Colorado!"
In other words, if there's no reason you need to shop, no problem. Visit the mall to enjoy one of its many restaurants or simply to stroll...because the charms of this shopping destination make it a true tourist attraction in and of itself.
On the other hand, if you DO need to pick up a few items, you'll be glad to know that the Park Meadows Mall has a great mix of stores from which to choose. As you'll discover on this page, you'll find a wide variety of stores that will interest all members of your family in this large, climate-controlled mall.
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Capitol Hill (Neighborhood)
Denver CO
~8.47 miles from Littleton city center
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Located in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, the Capitol Hill neighborhood is bounded by Broadway, Downing Street, Colfax Avenue, and Seventh Avenue, which carry large volumes of traffic around the neighborhood. Some consider the Cheesman Park neighborhood to be a part of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, but as defined by the city, Cheesman Park is a separate neighborhood. Denver also recognizes a statistical neighborhood called North Capitol Hill, but this is called Uptown by many residents. Colfax Avenue is the border between these two neighborhoods.
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Denver Central Library
Denver CO
~8.71 miles from Littleton city center
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The Denver Public Library is the public library of the city of Denver, Colorado in the United States. As of 2004, the library had 2,519,977 items in its collection, and a library card base of 417,616 local residents. In addition to its Central facility, it has 22 branches and a bookmobile program.
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Denver Zoo
Denver CO
~8.72 miles from Littleton city center
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It all began with a special gift to the mayor of Denver, a black bear named Billy Bryan. Today, Denver Zoo is one of the most popular zoos in the United States.
With an exciting 15-20 year master plan in place, the 21st century will see Denver Zoo transformed into an exciting conservation center that will continue to further the evolution of superb zoo exhibitory.
A direction for today and promise for tomorrow
Denver Zoo Mission: Secure a better world for animals through human understanding
Denver Zoo Core Values:
Protect-We passionately commit our expertise and resources to saving animals and ensuring their long-term survival.
Honor-We strive for excellence in everything we do. We treat our public, animals, volunteers and staff with respect. We conduct ourselves with integrity.
Innovate- We strive to discover creative solutions through progressive thinking, practices and partnerships.
Engage- We connect people with animals and create defining moments to inspire everyone to respect, value and care for the natural world.
Empower- We equip our guests, communities, volunteers and staff with the knowledge and tools to take positive action for all species.
Serve- We deliver exceptional service to our customers, our animals and one another. We are a trusted resource for our community and provide programs and services that make meaningful contributions to one’s daily life.
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Denver Art Museum
Denver CO
~8.72 miles from Littleton city center
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The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 68,000 works from across the world.
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Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver CO
~8.76 miles from Littleton city center
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Denver Botanic Gardens is centrally located at 1005 York Street in Denver, just 10 minutes east of downtown and one mile north of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield is a picturesque nature preserve along the banks of Deer Creek.
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Colorado History Museum
Denver CO
~8.77 miles from Littleton city center
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Founded in 1879, the Colorado Historical Society brings the unique character of Colorado's past to more than a million people each year through historical museums and highway markers, exhibitions, manuscript and photograph collections, popular and scholarly publications, historical and archaeological preservation services, and educational programs for children and adults. In short, the Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Colorado for present and future generations. A nonprofit agency with its own membership, the Society is also a state institution located within Colorado's Department of Higher Education.
Museums and Historic Sites
The Colorado Historical Society operates twelve historic sites and museums at 10 locations around the state, including the Colorado History Museum in Denver. Each has its own regional character and thematic focus-from the days of the fur trade along the South Platte and Arkansas Rivers to early Hispanic life and settlement in southern Colorado, the Ute Indians of the Western Slope, the Clear Creek gold rush, the Leadville silver boom, and the growth of Denver.
Our Mission: To Collect, Preserve, and Interpret
The Society's collections-protected, conserved, and held in trust for all of Colorado's people-contain more than 125,000 artifacts and eight million historical documents, including books, maps, photographs, diaries, and newspapers. From these historical treasures and tools of knowledge, we prepare exhibitions, publications, and educational programs-and we offer a full range of services for researchers through the Society's Stephen H. Hart Library. Historians, archaeologists, and preservationists of all kinds may also explore the vast database of Colorado's visible past-and link to other preservation resources-through the Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. And, whether for business or pleasure, many of the Society's statewide facilities offer excellent, history-rich settings for special events.
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Denver City and County Building
Denver CO
~8.80 miles from Littleton city center
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