Why Athmar Park has its own termite considerations
Built for owners of 1940s-1950s brick ranch homes, with an honest, differently-calibrated risk framing than the pre-1930s neighborhoods.
Athmar Park’s eastern edge was annexed to Denver as early as 1902, but the bulk of its housing was built in the 1940s-1950s as all-brick ranch and bungalow-style homes.
This is a full generation newer than the Victorian/Craftsman stock common in Capitol Hill, Highland, Baker, and Speer.
The neighborhood sits near Ruby Hill Park.
Mid-century brick-veneer ranch construction generally carries a somewhat lower legacy-wood-exposure risk than pre-1930s Victorian-era homes — but "newer" here still means 70-80-year-old wood framing behind brick veneer, so routine inspection still matters.