A look at Loretto Heights campus in southwest Denver

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Colorado Heights University

In 1891 the sisters of Loretto founded the Loretto Heights Academy, a Catholic elementary and secondary school for girls in what would become Harvey Park. In 1948 it became the Loretto Heights College, the only 4-year college for women in the region.

The Colorado Heights University closed in 2017 and has sat empty ever since. Neighbors have expressed concern over whether it will be torn down and what, if anything, will be built there.

In November, Oakland, California-based Catellus Development Corp. said it will buy the campus from the owner, Japan-based Teikyo Group. Plans for the development have not yet been announced.

Loretto Heights would continue to expand and eventually began admitting both men and women. In 1988, many of the programs were transferred to Regis University and the campus became a nondenominational liberal arts school.

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Snowshoeing at Loretto Heights Park near Bear Valley

Women walk with books at Loretto Heights Colleges in Denver. (Photo: Denver Public Library)

View of Pancratia Hall at Loretto Heights College, 3001 South Federal Boulevard. (Photo: Denver Public Library)

A male instructor sits in front of a class of women with semaphore flags on the grounds of Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center for women. (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Female trainees pose with a United States flag outside a canvas tent at Loretto Heights service camp (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Female service trainees pose in uniform between canvas tents, with United States flags, at the Loretto Heights service camp. (Photo: Denver Public Library)

A young woman leans against a tree on the grounds of Loretto Heights College, a WWI training center for women. (Photo: Denver Public Library)

View of a graduates at Loretto Heights College (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Women pose between two rows of tents at the Loretto Heights College service camp, a WWI training center for women (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Exterior photograph of the Loretto Heights Academy. Founded by the Sisters of Loretto, under the direction of Mother Pancratia Bonfils, the college began as Loretto Heights Academy, a Catholic boarding school for girls. (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Women trainees and instructors pose in a classroom, Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center for women. (Photo: Denver Public Library)

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A look at Loretto Heights campus in southwest Denver

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