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331 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Denver County, Colorado
79 topographic sheets cover 15 settlements here, and 331 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 364 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 331 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 267 buildings, 34 districts and 30 structures.
- 79 of the 331 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 15 populated places in this county; 15 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
331Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
1,393 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,393 of them, burning about 437 acres. 4 started naturally and 36 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1234 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Fireworks | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 11 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 18 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 1 February 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 24 June 2020 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 29 October 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Denver Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 21 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge | 1ST CREEK |
| 28 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DENVER |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1955 to 2025
60 of 535 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 535 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 53 injuries and about $193,251,030 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 337 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 124 |
| Flash Flood | 24 |
| Tornado | 19 |
| Lightning | 19 |
| Flood | 7 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Lightning | Denver | 1 killed, 1 hurt | One man was killed, his girlfriend critically injured, when they were struck by lightning at the Kennedy Golf Course. Both were struck in the head when they took refuge under a tree during a downpour. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Denver | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Two plumbers were injured, one critically, when lightning struck a pipe they were working on in a building under construction. The bolt apparently hit one man in the hand, it then passed through his chest and struck the other worker. The critically injured man died a few days later. |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Denver | 1 killed, 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1984 | Hail | not stated | 20 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1988 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 7 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 6 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | 4 hurt | Four children attending a birthday party were injured when a sudden gust of wind blew an inflateable playhouse they were occupying, into a neighbour's yard. The playhouse scraped the roof of the host's two story house, then landed in the adjoining yard. The children were treated for minor head injuries and cuts. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | 2 hurt | A man was hospitalized after a tree fell, impaled him and pinned down his 9-year-old daughter. He was seriously injured and underwent three surgeries. His daughter suffered minor injuries. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | 2 hurt | Two men were injured when a lift was tipped by strong winds. |
| August 2014 | Lightning | Denver | 2 hurt | Two men were injured when lightning hit the tree they were sitting under during the downpour. One man was critically injured, while the other suffered only minor injuries. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Denver | 1 hurt | A wet microburst caused the roof of a hardware store in Tamarac Square to collapse. One employee received minor injures when she was struck in the head by falling debris. The combination of intense rain and wind downed trees and power lines. Electrical outages affected 35,000 homes and businesses. At least 50 trees in the city parks across South Denver were damaged. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Denver | 1 hurt | A man received minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby tree at the Wellshire Golf Course. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Denver | 1 hurt | A 34-year-old man on the South Platte River bike path received minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby tree. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Denver Intl Arpt | 1 hurt | A United Airlines ground crew worker was struck by lightning as she was loading a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The woman was injured when lightning either hit the jet or the loading equipment that she was working near. The 25-yr old woman received minor injuries. |
| May 1998 | Lightning | Denver | 1 hurt | A warehouse worker was injured when he was knocked off a loading dock by a lightning bolt. The bolt skipped off a nearby radio tower and struck him in the arm. He was treated for numbness in his right arm and released. The time of the incident was approximated. |
| August 1996 | Flood | Denver | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 1987 | Hail | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Denver | $146,500,000 | Severe thunderstorms producing very large hail caused extensive damage across southern sections of the Denver metropolitan area. Parts of Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton and South Denver incurred much of the damage. The combined damage to homes and automobiles, not including commercial buildings, was estimated at $146.5 million, making it the 4th costliest insurance disaster in the state's history. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Denver Intl Arpt | $10,000,000 | Large hail punched at least 14,000 holes and cracks in the flat roofs of several buildings at Denver International Airport. In addition, 93 planes and hundreds of cars were damaged. Approximately 100 flights were canceled, stranding 1500 travelers. The airport was completely shut down for appoximately 20 minutes. The storm also damaged a radar used to monitor planes on the ground to avoid runway collisions. No estimate for the damage done to the 93 airliners was released. |
| June 1988 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 1981 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Denver | $1,000,000 | Heavy rain flooded underpasses and basements with several feet of water. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Denver | $1,000,000 | Lightning struck the tower of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The bolt knocked chunks of rock from the top of the tower and blew a 4-ft wide hole about half way down the side. It also punched at least two holes in the tile roof and shattered part of the stone railing. |
| August 1999 | Flood | Denver | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Denver | $500,000 | Flash flooding on streets causing vehicles to be stranded. Several vehicles were stranded at Martin Luther King Blvd and Dahlia Street. Highway 6 near Federal Blvd was flooded. Standing water up to 3 feet deep occurred in Park Hill. Water flooded some buildings near I-70. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | $250,000 | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding as 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rainfall fell in 20 minutes. Intersections were flooded and vehicles stranded. The fire department performed several water rescues. Most of the rescues occurred at the underpass near 38th and Blake St, and along Interstate 70, in a newly renovated section between Brighton Blvd and York St. |
| June 2011 | Lightning | Denver | $200,000 | Lightning struck the garage of a home in north Denver. The blast ignited several propane tanks that were stored in the garage. The ensuing fire destroyed the garage and a car inside. The home was considered a complete loss. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Denver | $75,000 | Torrential rainfall, from 2 to 2.5 inches, flooded intersections up to 3 feet of standing water at several intersections including: 6th Ave and Lowell, Broadway and Interstate 25, as well as parts of Speer Blvd along Cherry Creek. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Denver | $25,000 | An intense downpour associated with a wet micorburst overwhelmed drainage systems on parts of Interstate 25. The flooding was particularly bad on southbound Interstate 25 near 6th Avenue; submerging the southbound side of the highway in several feet of water just south of the Sixth Avenue Interchange. Traffic in the area was backed up for several miles as drivers tried to cross the flooded section. CDOT reported that flooding also affected traffic along Interstate 70, and on 6th Avenue near Federal Boulevard. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Denver | $25,000 | Lightning struck the Darlington Prismatic Electric Fountain in City Park's Lake. |
| May 1990 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1987 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1967 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Afb | $20,000 | A strong thunderstorm wind gust blew a luggage car into a Southwest Airline airplane causing some damage. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | $15,000 | A large tree fell down and flattened a vehicle parked nearby. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Denver | $15,000 | Heavy rain caused localized flash flooding in parts of Denver. In downtown Denver, parked cars had standing water rising midway up the wheels. Denver fire crews had to rescue motorists from flooded intersections and roads. In Glendale, two lanes of northbound Colorado Blvd. at Exposition Ave. were closed due to flooding. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Denver | $10,000 | A car was stranded on Interstate 70 below Federal Blvd overpass, with approximately 1 foot of water covering several lanes. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Denver | $10,000 | Extensive street flooding with water depth estimated at 1 to 2 feet, covering the entire intersection and sidewalks. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Denver | $5,000 | Heavy rain produced up to a foot of standing water at 23rd Avenue and I-25. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | $5,000 | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain, from 1 to 2 inches in one hour, in the Montbello area. The heavy rain caused street flooding. An SUV had to be removed when the driver drove into a flooded drainage ditch at the intersection of Andrews Dr. and Tulsa Ct. |
| July 2014 | Lightning | Denver | $5,000 | Lightning caused a power outage that affected the RTD light rail lines C, D, E, H and W for a short time. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Denver | $5,000 | Lightning struck a very large tree in southwest Denver. The tree fell on fences and knocked down power lines. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Denver | $5,000 | Firefighters rescued several motorists as water quickly rose along creeks and flooded roadways. Three people were rescued along Cherry Creek when the bike path flooded. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Lightning | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | $1,000 | Lightning struck a United Airlines jet as it departed the gate at Denver International Airport. |
| June 1982 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $30 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Denver | - | Heavy rain caused Cherry Creek to rise with water reaching the Cheery Creek Bike Trail. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Denver | - | Report of 1 to 2 feet of standing water on Interstate 70 near the Pecos St interchange, with all but the leftmost lane impassable. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | - | Station Denver Intl Airport. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | - | Strong microburst hit Denver International Airport in a rare early morning event. Damage occurred to a Delta Airlines plane parked at the airport. The strong winds knocked the plane out of the chocks, and rotated it 90 degrees. Damage occurred to the nose cone as it hit another object, and the aircraft will be out of service. Information was relayed to us by Dave Cunningham, Director of Operations at DIA. He initially had inquired about the winds at the KDEN ASOS, with a brief but high wind gust of 70 mph (61 kts) reported at 410 AM MDT. Four other wind shear sensors on the airport grounds reported gusts in the 50-58 kt range. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | - | CDOT weather sensor I-70 and Washington Street. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | - | Social media report of multiple tree branches down in Globeville. Time estimated. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | - | CDOT weather sensor at I-70 and York Street. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | - | Mesonet station CO205 Denver located at I-70 and Colorado Avenue. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Denver | - | Mping public report. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Glendale | - | The report was via mping. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Denver | - | The report was via mping. |
| May 2024 | Hail | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | - | The report was taken from social media (pictures). |
| May 2024 | Hail | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | - | The report was taken near 53rd avenue and Central Park boulevard. |
| May 2024 | Hail | (Den)Denver Intl Arp | - | This includes Northfield and Central Park. |
Mines and quarries
17 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 17 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 9 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 12 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Gold | 1 |
| Uranium | 1 |
| Sulfur | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Chemical Corp | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Mexican Diggings | Gold | Past Producer | 1858 | |
| Rodger Steele Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Denver Brick & Pipe Co. | Clay | Producer | ||
| Robinson Brick & Tile Co., Plant 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Flanagan,Walt & Co.Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
15Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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College View
Denver census division · 80236 · Near Ruby Hill · Fort Logan quadrangle
20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
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Five Points
Denver census division · 80205 · On Cherry Creek · Commerce City quadrangle
28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
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Highland Park
Denver census division · 80211 · On Cherry Creek · Arvada quadrangle
24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
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Ruby Hill
Denver census division · 80223 · On Ruby Hill · Fort Logan quadrangle
20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
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Sandown
Denver census division · 80207 · On Westerly Creek · Commerce City quadrangle
28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
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University Park
Denver census division · 80210 · Near Harvard Gulch · Englewood quadrangle
27 sheets, 1890 to 1997
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Wellshire
Denver census division · 80210 · Near Harvard Gulch · Englewood quadrangle
27 sheets, 1890 to 1997
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Westside Neighborhood
Denver census division · 80204 · Near Lakewood Gulch · Fort Logan quadrangle
20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.