Thomas M. Field House Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WH1151

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains historical background and restoration fund drive documentation; reports; map; correspondence; press releases; proposed legislation; newspaper clippings; several annual reports of the State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children; and South Denver Community Center articles of incorporation, tax papers, meeting minutes, and dissolution papers.

Dates

1951-1953, 1979-1990

Creator

Field, Thomas M.(Thomas Moore),1837-1893. (Person)
Sahir-Silan, Myra, (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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Biographical / Historical

Thomas Moore Field was an early Colorado pioneer. He served as Denver City Treasurer from 1874-1876 and again in 1878. In 1893, he constructed a single-family home at 2305 South Washington Street in Denver, that was later converted to a State Home for Dependent Children in 1902 (operating 1903-1960). The institution lasted until the 1960s, after which when the Thomas Field House sat empty. Owned first by the state, then by the city, it gradually deteriorated. In 1979, a group of people calling themselves the South Denver Community Center had the house designated as a Denver Landmark. They struggled to have the house renovated as a community center, but did not succeed in raising enough money. On March 8, 1987, the house was destroyed by arson and the city decided to tear it down. The South Denver Community Center was disbanded in 1989 and donated these papers to the Denver Public Library.