Indian Hills CO real estate

Indian Hills CO real estate information. If you’re thinking about looking at Indian Hills CO homes for sale, here are some numbers to get you started. The population in Indian Hills is about 1500 people, and there are 486 housing units (all single-family, no condos or townhomes). On average, only about 15 to 30 of those homes are have “For Sale” signs. The average home price is around the 3/4 million mark, with the lowest-priced finds around $200K for a little cabin – usually on a small lot but you could be surprised to get a few acres even in the low-price range. On the high end of the market you can drop a few million dollars and find yourself in a palatial estate with room enough to keep some horses – or start a zoo.

Indian Hills, Colorado: back in the old days. The wooded hills on which the community of Indian Hills now stands were once the summer campground of the Ute, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne Indians, before being taken over by the U.S. Federal Government in March of 1880.

Logs. As the Denver area became more populated, new settlers pushed farther west into the foothill valleys to establish farms, ranches, and lumber and mining camps. But the soil was poor so the lumber camps were the only businesses that flourished. In 1859 General George Parmalee owned a sawmill and log house in the Indian Hills area. The Parmalee House became the local gathering place. Things remained quiet in Parmalee Gulch until just after World War I.

Lodges. In 1918, Denver mortuary owner George Olinger saw the potential of the area as a site for summer cabins for wealthy Denverites, and began purchasing land. The land was divided into small lots of 50 by 100 feet and each lot had a cabin constructed from timber taken from the nearby hills. The Olinger family lodge, Bona Vista, was also built on the ridge overlooking Parmalee Gulch and Turkey Creek.

Going modern. In 1926 the residents established the Indian Hills Improvement Association to take responsibility for police, fire, and health services. The Community Center was established in the 1950s in a converted one-room schoolhouse. By the 1960s, Parmalee Gulch Road had been paved, making it only one of two paved roads in Indian Hills. Many of the original owners of the old summer cabins winterized their cabins and now live in Indian Hills year-round.

Indian Hills attractions. For all its quiet mountain seclusion, Indian Hills is only a half hour from the 21st century pace of life in downtown Denver with its shopping, dining, sporting events, museums, and cultural venues. The Red Rocks Amphitheater, considered by many the finest outdoor concert amphitheater in the world, is only fifteen minutes away. Red Rocks Park – and for that matter just about anywhere around Indian Hills – offers nature lovers plenty of chances to observe birds, wildlife, and flowers. For a quick lesson on what kinds of birds might be seen in the area, click here.

Indian Hills: where to dine. The Tivoli Deer in Kittredge is noted for its romantic atmosphere and the attentive and friendly staff. Try the Chicken Piccata or Smoked Trout with Penne. And you won’t want to miss The Fort in Morrison, an award-winning restaurant which has been profiled in both Bon Appetit and Sunset Magazines. Their specialty is true Colorado cuisine, from the roasted bison marrow bones or bison tongue appetizers to the Elk Chop St. Vrain with huckleberry gravy entrée.

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