Washington Heights Arts Center

Washington Heights Arts Center is a museum in Jefferson, Colorado, which is located on West 1st Avenue. Washington Heights Arts Center is situated near Washington Heights Park, as well as near Washington Heights Bridle Park.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Washington Heights School”
Address: 6375 West 1st Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lamar station and Sheridan station.

Lamar station

Railway station

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.

Lamar station is a light rail station on the W Line of the RTD rail system. It is located near the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Lamar Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado. Lamar station is situated 1¼ miles north of Washington Heights Arts Center.

Sheridan station

Railway station

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.

Sheridan station is a light rail station on the W Line of the RTD rail system. It is located alongside the banks of the Lakewood Gulch under Sheridan Boulevard, after which the station is named. Sheridan station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Washington Heights Arts Center.

Lakewood–Wadsworth station

Railway station

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.

Lakewood–Wadsworth station is a light rail station on the W Line of the RTD rail system. It is located along an elevated viaduct over West 13th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood, Colorado. Lakewood–Wadsworth station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Washington Heights Arts Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakewood and Villa Park.

Lakewood

Photo: Buaidh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lakewood is a city of about 160,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies in Jefferson County, immediately west of Denver and east of the Front Range foothills.

Villa Park

Suburb

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.

Villa Park is a neighborhood in the city of Denver, Colorado. Its hilly topography provides panoramic views of downtown Denver and of the Rocky Mountains, particularly from Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park, which divides the neighborhood diagonally. Villa Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Washington Heights Arts Center.

Barnum

Suburb

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Barnum is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The neighborhood is located in the area known as West Denver. According to the Piton Foundation, in 2007, the population of the neighborhood was 6,456, and there were 1,924 housing units. Barnum is situated 2 miles east of Washington Heights Arts Center.

Washington Heights Arts Center

Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.71878° or 39° 43′ 8″ north

Longitude

-105.06711° or 105° 4′ 2″ west

Open location code

85FPPW9M+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 360452783

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Washington Heights Park and Washington Heights Bridle Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: West 1st Avenue & Lamar Street and West 1st Avenue & Newland Street.

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