Dr. Frank Finney House Explained

Dr. Frank Finney House
Location:608 Belleview Ave., La Junta, Colorado
Coordinates:37.9825°N -103.5475°W
Built:1899
Architect:Walter Dubree
Builder:Blankenship Brothers
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Edwardian vernacular
Added:May 17, 1984
Area:0.4acres
Refnum:84000877

The Dr. Frank Finney House, at 608 Belleview Ave. in La Junta, Colorado, was built in 1899. It was a work of architect Walter Dubree and is designed in a generally Edwardian vernacular style but with Colonial Revival details. Also known as the Hofmann-Collins House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

It was deemed significant as the largest historic house and the "most lavishly detailed" in La Junta. It was home of Dr. Frank Finney (d.1919) who was the Santa Fe Railroad's district surgeon and served as president of the Colorado Medical Society. The owners in 1984 were doctors Hofmann and Collins.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84000877}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dr. Frank Finney House / Hofmann-Collins House ]. E. Frances Keck . November 22, 1983 . National Park Service. and