Asbury Elementary School

School Description

Asbury Elementary school is located in the University neighborhood in southeast Denver. Asbury serves portions of three neighborhoods: University, Rosedale and Platte Park. The school is bounded by Asbury Avenue on the north, Lafayette Street on the east, Evans Avenue on the south, and Marion Street on the west. Evans Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare with two lanes in each direction and street parking on both sides. The closest major north-south thoroughfare is Downing Street, one block west of Asbury. The block to the north is single-family homes. The block to the east is mostly single-family homes with one commercial building near Evans.

Learning Landscape Description

This historic 1920’s school has been a local landmark for generations and was inspiration for a plan to celebrate architectural history while creating a community gathering place and educational setting.