Clayton, Denver

Clayton (highlighted) on a map of Denver neighborhoods

Clayton is a neighborhood located in the city and county Denver, Colorado. Often confused with Park Hill, Cole, or the City Park neighborhoods, Clayton is a distinct neighborhood as defined by the city of Denver. The neighborhood is named for the historical former George W. Clayton Trust and College located on the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. This college has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Clayton is bounded by York Street on the west, Colorado Blvd. on the east, Martin Luther King Blvd on the south and 40th Street on the north.

Landmarks and parks

George W. Clayton Trust and College (former): Located on the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. This former college has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Denver Medical Depot: Located at 3800 York St. Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The City of Nairobi Park: Located at East 36th Avenue and Cook Street. Being named after Nairobi, Kenya is one of Denver's "Sister City" parks.^[1]
Schafer (Martin J) Park: Located at 3724 N Columbine St.
Denver Fire Station #10: Located at 3200 N Steele St.
Eastside Human Services Building: Located at 3815 Steele St.

Notes

↑ "Sister City"

Links and resources

Clayton Neighborhood Association

Coordinates: 39°46′01″N 104°57′00″W / 39.76697°N 104.94991°W / 39.76697; -104.94991

Neighborhoods of the City and County of Denver, Colorado

Central	Baker Capitol Hill Central Business District Cheesman Park City Park Congress Park City Park West Civic Center Country Club Lincoln Park North Capitol Hill Speer Union Station

North	Clayton Cole Elyria-Swansea Five Points Globeville North Park Hill South Park Hill Skyland Whittier

Northeast	Green Valley Ranch Montbello Northeast Park Hill Park Hill Stapleton

Northwest	Auraria Berkeley Chaffee Park East Highlands Highland Jefferson Park Regis Sloan Lake Sunnyside West Highlands

South	College View Hampden South Overland Platte Park Rosedale Southmoor Park South Platte University Hills University Park Washington Park Washington Park West Wellshire

Southeast	Goldsmith Hampden Hampden South Kennedy

East	Belcaro Cherry Creek Cory-Merrill East Colfax Hale Indian Creek Lowry Montclair Virginia Village Washington Virginia Vale Windsor

West	Athmar Park Barnum Barnum West Harvey Park Mar Lee Ruby Hill Sun Valley Valverde Villa Park West Colfax Westwood

Other	Alamo Placita Burns Brentwood Byers Chinatown Crestmoor Curtis Park Denver International Airport Gateway Golden Triangle Hampden Heights Hilltop LoDo Mayfair Parkfield University

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