The History of Lowry

There are many interesting historical facts about the Lowry neighborhood that date all the way back to the 1800’s. When deciding on choosing The Met at Boulevard One to be your new home, you may not realize the deep roots and history of the Lowry Neighborhood which make it so unique.

Below are some historical highlights about Lowry:

In the 1840's and 1850's the Arapahoe Indians would set up camp along the Westerly Creek that which flows directly through Lowry.
From 1888 to 1901, the northwest neighborhood of Lowry was the home to a Jarvis Hall which was a Christian military school. It burned down in 1901 due to a chemistry project accident and was never rebuilt.
From 1904-1932, the Agnes C. Phipps Memorial Sanatorium, a 150-bed facility, called Lowry home. Its oldest structure is still standing and has since been converted to a private residence located at 7400 E. 6th Ave.
Lowry is named after Lt. Francis B. Lowry who was killed during aerial combat while serving in the U.S. Army Air Service over France in 1918. He was laid to rest in Fairmount Cemetery that is located just south of Lowry at Alameda and Quebec.
Lowry sits on what was once Lowry Air Force Base. This base operated for 57 years through training and preparing military personnel from all branches of the United States and Allied Forces.
The motto of the Lowry Air Force Base was Sustineo Alas (I Sustain the Wings) and can still be seen written on many of the historical buildings that still remain in Lowry today.
On August 31, 1927 Charles Lindbergh landed at Lowry Field for a publicity tour after his historic cross-Atlantic flight.
In the 1950’s Lowry became the Summer White House for President Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie Doud Eisenhower. During that time period, the First Lady’s family lived in Denver.
Lowry Air Force Base closed in 1994 after training more than a million military graduates.

As we are already aware, the base has since been redeveloped and has become a very well thought out and thriving master-planned community we all know today as the Lowry Neighborhood. The Met at Boulevard One is very proud to be a part of such an interesting neighborhood that is rich in history and has so many stories to tell.