The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – very high research activity". DU enrolls approximately 5,700 undergraduate students and 7,200 graduate students. The 125-acre (0.51 km2) main campus is a designated arboretum and is located primarily in the University Neighborhood, about five miles (8 km) south of downtown Denver. The 720-acre Kennedy Mountain Campus is located approximately 110 miles northwest of Denver, in Larimer County.
Mary Reed Hall and Harper Humanities Garden
University Hall, built in 1890
Evans Memorial Chapel; built in the late 1870s by John Evans in memory of his daughter Josephine Evans Elbert
Margery Reed Hall
John Evans (Colorado politician)
John Evans was an American politician, physician, founder of various hospitals and medical associations, railroad promoter, governor of the territory of Colorado, and namesake of Evanston, Illinois; Evans, Colorado; and formerly Mount Evans, Colorado.
Evans was a founder of Lakeside Hospital, now called Mercy Hospital
Railroad tracks
Denver, 1859. During its early history, Cherokee and Arapaho often camped in the area.
Black Kettle at Sand Creek, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
