Editing Acres Green, Colorado (section)

==History==
The Acres Green subdivision was built by the Morris General contractors with construction beginning on a former [[pasture]] south of County Line Road near [[Interstate 25 (Colorado)|Interstate 25]] in 1971<ref name=history>{{cite web | date = March 3, 2007 | url = http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/douglascounty/ag/ | title = About Acres Green | format = [[JavaScript]]/[[HTML]] | publisher = Neighborhood Link | accessdate = March 3, 2007 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061209132529/http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/douglascounty/ag/ | archivedate = December 9, 2006 }}</ref>
 
This was the first housing development in northern [[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas County]].  
Construction on the sixth and final filling would be completed 12 years later.

The subdivision was being built up as [[Denver]] began to prosper with an economic boom because of the [[energy industry]]. Although the subdivision is about {{convert|20|mi|km}} from downtown, the [[Denver Technological Center]] was growing a few miles to the north along [[Interstate 25 (Colorado)|I-25]] while the Inverness office complex just to the east of the interstate was in its infancy. By the time of the late 1970s, the subdivision contained a [[park]], [[elementary school]] and [[library]].

As Denver grew to the south along the I-25 corridor during this time, there was a need for additional housing.  
However, the area around the Acres Green community would remain largely isolated for many years.  
The nearest development was in southern [[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe County]] was over {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Acres Green until development extended south to County Line Road in the early-1980s. The majority of Acres Green was complete before the [[Highlands Ranch]] community had even begun to the west around the same time. Development of that community would not reach the area west Acres Green until the early-1990s. The [[SH 470 (CO)|SH 470]] highway was built between the homes of Acres Green and County Line Road in the mid-1980s. The library, which was built in 1979 was leveled because it stood in the path of the highway.<ref name=library>{{cite web | date = March 3, 2007 | url = http://douglascountyhistory.org/timeline/index.php?func=items&era_id=10&noImages=0 | title = Douglas County History Timeline | format = [[JavaScript]]/[[HTML]] | publisher = Douglas County, Colorado | accessdate = March 3, 2007 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070210034712/http://www.douglascountyhistory.org/timeline/index.php?func=items&era_id=10&noImages=0 | archivedate = 10 February 2007 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In the mid-1990s, Denver began another economic boom because of the [[technology]] industry. As the decade progressed, the long-time empty land around the Acres Green began to disappear. The [[Meridian, Colorado|Meridian]] office complex was developed to the southeast. Also, the [[Park Meadows]] shopping mall spurred large scale retail development all around the development. Many other subdivisions were built to the south of Acres Green which became known as [[Lone Tree, Colorado|Lone Tree]].