Belmar Park in Lakewood in Jefferson County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Belmar Farm
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
1. Belmar Farm Marker
May Bonfils purchased this land in 1936. She married Charles E. Stanton in 1956 and they formed Belmar Development Company in 1959. With this company, they planned Villa Italia Shopping Center and other building projects in the area.
Mrs. Stanton kept deer which grazed and roamed by Kountze Lake. She surrounded portions of the estate with Russian Olive hedges and chain link fences.
After Mrs. Stanton's death in 1962, Mr. Stanton continued to live at Belmar, raising his wife's prizewinning Suffolk Sheep and Angus Cattle. In May of 1970, Mr. Stanton donated the mansion, Belmar, and ten acres of land to the Denver Catholic Archdiocese.
The Calving Barn, Machinery Sheds, Auction Barn and Caretaker's Cottage were all part of the Belmar Farm. Except for the Auction Barn which originally stood where the Country School is today, these structures are on their original foundations.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 39° 42.136′ N, 105° 4.977′ W. Marker is in Lakewood, Colorado, in Jefferson County. It is in Belmar Park. It can be reached from Yarrow Street south of Ohio Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7780 W Ohio Ave, Denver CO 80226, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Belmar Hub (a few steps from this marker); Auction House (within shouting distance of this marker); Streer-Peterson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Victory Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); 1930s Farm House (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Creighton Pump House and Matthews Water Tower (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Country School (about 400 feet away); Estes Motel (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakewood.
Also see . . . Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park. Historic structures, information, photos, and maps. (Submitted on September 3, 2024.)
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
2. Belmar Farm Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
3. Belmar Farm Marker
Located near the Machinery Sheds.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
4. Caretakers Cottage
Located near the southeast corner of the parking lot.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
5. Calving Barn
Located across from the Belmar Farm marker.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
6. Auction House
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
7. Belmar Park street sign
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
