Harvey Park South Apartments for Rent

Before 1950, South Harvey Park was a undeveloped area of land in Arapahoe County. The Loretto Heights College, now Colorado Heights University, was the only indication that South Harvey Park would ever be more than undeveloped land. The College built their first building in the 1800s and it was run as a Catholic girl’s school until the 1940s.

The red sandstone landmark was the historic Administration Building and was built in 1890. It was designed by the premier Denver architect of the time, Frank E. Edbrooke. The building is now on the National Resister of Historical Places. In the 1940s, the school became the only four year college for girls in the region and in 1968 it became a private, liberal arts institution.

It wasn’t until the 1950s that Denver annexed all but a southeast corner of the area. The remaining areas were annexed between 1965 and 1973, completing the South Harvey Park neighborhood. Residential development began directly north of the college. The area was called Sharon Park and the houses were mainly framed construction, one family residences. However, development west of the college varied in it’s design. Streets did not follow the normal grid pattern, and were often curved. The houses were brick and much larger than the Sharon Park homes. Today, apartment buildings have also been built in the area but approximately 100 acres of land remains undeveloped.

Currently, there are about 8,600 people living in South Harvey Park. 65 percent of the homes are owner/occupied and the average household income is about $54,000, only about one thousand less than the median amount in the City of Denver.