Four Mile Historic Park
715 S Forest St
DenverCO80246
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Closed
- Sunday
- 10:00am-4:00pm
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 12:00pm-4:00pm
- Thursday
- 12:00pm-4:00pm
- Friday
- 12:00pm-4:00pm
- Saturday
- 10:00am-4:00pm
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Description
Since 1978, Four Mile Historic Park, Inc. has been providing Museum from Denver.
Tips
When to Go:
Two days during the year stand out as must-visits. The park gets serious about its Fourth of July celebration and its Pumpkin Harvest (usually scheduled in mid-October).
Editorial Reviews
Editorial review from KidScore:
This historic center is located an easy distance from downtown, has ample parking, and low admission rates. Older kids will learn a lot...
Four miles southeast of downtown Denver--thus the name--the city’s oldest extant log home (1859) serves as the centerpiece for this 12-acre open-air museum. Everything is authentic to the period from 1859 to 1883, including the house (a former stagecoach stop), its furnishings, outbuildings, and farm equipment. There are draft horses and chickens in the barn, and crops in the garden. Weekend...
An 11-acre preserved park surrounding Four Mile House (1859), the oldest standing structure in Denver.:
In Short
The park used to be 600 acres but was whittled down over the decades. In danger of extinction, the site was saved in 1979 and still preserves some features from the 19th century....
The park used to be 600 acres but was whittled down over the decades. In danger of extinction, the site was saved in 1979 and still preserves some features from the 19th century....
Information from the business
Four Mile Historic Park’s story begins in 1859 four-miles from Denver City along the Cherokee Trail. The Four Mile House was built as a homestead on 160 acres of unclaimed land that eventually grew into a prosperous 600+ acre farm. The Four Mile House is now documented as the oldest standing structure in the City and County of Denver and was dedicated as a historical monument by the Peace Pipe...
