Olde Town Arvada, the

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Arvada, Colorado Arvada () is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States Census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 residing in Adams Coun ...

bounded by Ralston Road, Teller Road, Grandview Avenue and Yukon Street. It was listed on the

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in 1998. The listing included 42

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. Its 1998 NRHP nomination stated:

The district is characterized by a variety of building types, including some of the most significant historic residences in the city, the largest concentration of historic business buildings in the city, the oldest Grange hall in the state, one of the few historic industrial facilities established in Arvada, and three substantial historic churches. Many of the buildings within the district were designed to fulfill more than onex function, such as business blocks which had commercial space on the ground floor and living quarters or community halls on the upper floor. This combination of building functions within the downtown area typified Arvada's early history. Diversity of function led to the variety of construction materials, styles, landscaping, and setbacks within the district. With

It includes: *A.L. Davis Block building (1916), at 5600 Wadsworth Boulevard, a garage and Dodge and Chevrolet dealership, built of red brick, later expanded to absorb the 1882 school building that was to its north *First National Bank of Arvada (1903), at 7530 Grandview Avenue *more It is home to many local restaurants, breweries, taverns, and shops. The RTD commuter rail G-Line has a stop in Olde Town.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Neighborhoods in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Colorado

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