Lincoln Home
2713 North Grand
In 1905 The Colored Orphanage and Old Folks Home was known as "the only home for colored children in an area of seven states." It was later named Lincoln Home which was established at 2713 Grand. The institution was the offspring of The Colored Orphanage and Old Folks Home, located then at 306 E. First.
Constructed between 1889 and 1904, the two houses were purchased in 1914 to serve as the Lincoln Home. In operation until 1963, Pueblo’s entire black community took an interest in the property’s management. The Lincoln Home in Pueblo was started by the city's Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. In 1914 the home moved to two connected brick houses on North Grand Avenue, which it remained until the city segregated orphanages system ended in 1963. In 1997, the Lincoln Home building on North Grade Avenue was listed on the State Register of Historic Properties, and in the early 2000's the building housed Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center