They were designed by prominent architectural firms, including Willison and Fallis, Marean and Norton, and Barressen Brothers.

Some of Denver's most wealthy and influential people lived in the neighborhood.

[4] After Frederick G. Bonfils' mansion was torn down to make way for a fifteen-story apartment house, Denver passed an ordinated to protect Cheesman Park's mountain view from other high-rise buildings.

[3] Bonfils and Harry Heye Tammen were owners of The Denver Post and self-made millionaires.

Governor William Ellery Sweet lived in a Georgian Revival-style house at 1075 Humboldt.