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History · Bow Mar

Half of Bow Mar’s homes were built after 1963

Most of Bow Mar was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1963. Below: 2 old photos and papers.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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From Bow Mar’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Bow Mar’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bow Mar’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bow Mar’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo2 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewGeneral plan for the village of Bow-Mar…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Bow Mar came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Bow Mar.

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As the Denver-area grew in the late 19th century, the area that is now known as Bow Mar was developed as an agricultural area. It was home to several large farms that provided for both Denver and nearby Littleton. The name Bow Mar is derived from combining the names of two nearby lakes, Bowles Lake and Marston Lake. The lakes were named for two pioneering farmers in the area, Joseph Bowles and John Marston. The Bowles family farmhouse and barn can today be found south of the town of Bow Mar.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Bow Mar, decade by decade

Date unknown2 to date
General plan for the village of Bow-Mar, Colorado - DPLA - 61eb523663d76dcd05e5ae57902e4f4fDate?General plan for the village of Bow-Mar, Colorado - D…General plan for the village of Bow-Mar, Colorado - DPLA - d23bf83b3cf9e9936b48bb23abcc971bDate?General plan for the village of Bow-Mar, Colorado - D…
Today2 recent
Wagon Trail and Sheridan street signs2021Wagon Trail and Sheridan street signsBow Mar, Colorado2014Bow Mar, Colorado
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

General plan for the village of Bow-Mar, Colorado - DPLA - 61eb523663d76dcd05e5ae57902e4f4f
Retake this viewGeneral plan for the village of Bow-Mar, Colorado - DPLA - 61eb523663d76dcd05e5ae57902e4f4f

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Bow Mar’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Bow Mar

Nobody well known was born in Bow Mar itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ross LynchAmerican actor and singer · b. 1995
Chris BroderickAmerican guitarist · b. 1970
Dave GrusinAmerican composer, arranger, producer, and pian… · b. 1934
Mallory SwansonAmerican soccer player · b. 1998
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Ethan HorvathAmerican soccer player · b. 1995
Gregg HenryAmerican actor · b. 1952
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Denver324 historic placesA−Littleton7 historic placesB−

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.