The Story of US Orphanages

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The orphanages are listed by state and include, where known, the organisation which founded the home (in brackets), and the date the home was established.

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COLORADO

 

Belle Lenox Nursery, South Tejon Street, Denver (City Temple Institutional Society) Est. 1897

 

Colorado Children’s Home, Raleigh Street, Denver (Colorado Children's Home Society) Est. 1892

 

Colorado State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children, South Clarkson Street, Denver (State of Colorado) Est. 1895

 

Denver Orphans’ Home, Colfax Avenue, Denver (Denver Orphans’ Home Society) Est 1873

 

EM Byers Home for Boys, West Alameda Avenue (EM Byers Boys’ Home Society) Est 1873

 

Home League Orphanage, Fifteenth Street, Denver (Home League of America) Est 1897

 

Pueblo Children’s Home, Lake Avenue, Pueblo (Associated Charities of Pueblo) Est 1893

 

Sacred Heart Orphanage, Sprague Avenue, Pueblo (Franciscan Sisters) Est 1902 See photo below

 

St Clara’s Orphanage, Champs Street, Denver (Franciscan Sisters) Est 1891

 

St Vincent’s Orphan Asylum, Highlands Station, Denver (Sisters of Charity) Est 1882

 

The building which formerly housed the McClelland Orphanage, East Abriendo Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado. The building is currently used as a school. Photographer: Jeffrey Beal. Source: WikiMedia Commons

 

 

The former Sacred Heart Orphanage, Sprague Street in Pueblo. Photographer: Jeffrey Beal. Source: WikiMedia Commons