Cory-Merrill

This southeastern neighborhood was originally developed in the 1880’s as the Electric Heights, Coronado, and Coronado Heights subdivisions. In the early 1900’s, Vincentian priests bought nearly 60 acres of land in the neighborhood for the St. Thomas Aquinas Theological Seminary, today known as the center of Catholicism in Colorado and the home to the Archdiocese of Denver. The neighborhood is named in honor of two well-known Denver educators: John Cory, the first principal of South High School and who remained there for 20 years; and Louise Merrill, a pioneer in junior-high education. Located in the neighborhood, Cory Elementary School, a historic landmark, was designed by Denver’s premiere Usonian architect Victor Hornbein. Created and popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Usonian Style is characterized by native materials, flat roofs, cantilevered overhangs and a focus on natural lighting. Many of the neighborhood’s ranch style houses that replaced the neighborhoods first homes reflect these design ideas, though increasingly those are being scraped for the construction of new homes.

The flag’s colors represent the Archdiocese of Denver, while the line work and shapes pay homage to the artwork and designs of the Usonian style.