Baker is generally defined by these boundaries: Northern Boundary -
West 6th Avenue, Eastern Boundary - Broadway St., Southern Boundary -
Mississippi Avenue, Western Boundary - South Platte River
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.
The Landmark District designation is part of the Denver city government's Historic Preservation effort.
By some measures, Baker is the oldest neighborhood in Denver as it has the oldest stock of buildings in the city. The neighborhood includes several 19th century brick house and several homes by locally famous architect William Lang.
The Baker neighborhood is a diverse, dynamic neighborhood located in the urban core of Denver, Colorado. First plotted and developed in the 1870’s, Baker
has played a central role in the history of Denver. Today Baker enjoys
a number of qualities and characteristics that make it a vibrant urban neighborhood including a diverse urban population, preserved historic homes, proximity to Broadway’s Main Street development
which promises diverse shopping, casual and fine dining, and an array
of entertainment, as well as access to mass transit.
