Colorado State Veterans Center Homelake

The Colorado State Veterans Center was established in 1889 as the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home and is listed on the Colorado Register of Historic Properties. The mission of the Home was to provide a peaceful and comfortable home for retiring Civil War and Spanish American War veterans. At one time Homelake included a hospital and an infirmary, reflecting the Center's philosophy of caring for the medical, physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs of its residents. Many of the historic buildings are still in use. The cemetery dates to the Civil War and is the oldest veterans' cemetery in Colorado.