The structure cost $95,000 build and opened its doors with a library containing several thousand books. It eventually housed West High School and transitioned into Baker Junior High School. At the time, the building’s architecture was viewed as having an unconventional design to accommodate a school. In 1892, the 2nd District of Denver Public Schools erected a three and a half story building on 5th Avenue and Fox Street in the Baker neighborhood. Baker was elected president of the University of Colorado until 1914. As a member and president of multiple educational organizations, such as the State Teachers Association and the National Council of Education, he contributed many beneficial publications and books regarding educational science. Baker’s leadership also displayed positive changes in the school system, such as dramatic increases in attendance. With curricula reminiscent of his past experience in Maine and the integration of newer educational methods, Dr. His vast experience in education brought many fruitful changes to Denver Public Schools, and his influence was immediately noticed.
In 1875, he resigned from Yarmouth and made his way to Denver to take the reins as principal of East High, which was previously known as Denver High School, and remained there from 1876 until 1892. He became principal of Yarmouth High in Maine soon after graduating from Bates College. He taught at his first school at the age of eighteen after graduating from high school.
The acclaimed educator and administrator James Hutchins Baker was born in October 13, 1848, in Harmony, Maine. The Rocky Mountain News continued to be published until 2009. Merrick sold his printing press soon after. The first printing of the Cherry Creek Pioneer was to be its last, as John L. Both papers were published on the same day, but the Rocky Mountain News was published 20 minutes before the Cherry Creek Pioneer, making it the first official Colorado newspaper. Merrick who was planning to publish a Colorado paper of his own called the “Cherry Creek Pioneer.” The two proprietors learned of each other’s presence and both rushed to print their publications before one another. After purchasing a printing press and setting up shop in a log cabin, Byers learned there was another individual by the name of John L. Many gold prospecting activities were not being documented, and Byers saw the potential for a successful publication. The land continued to be farmed, but the Byers family did not live in the Baker area for very long.īyers was determined to establish the first newspaper in the area after being advised by his colleagues in Omaha. The cabin ended up wedged between two cottonwoods and the Byers family had to be rescued by small boat. A log cabin was built in the area for the Byers family, but they ran into flooding troubles when the South Platte and Cherry Creek overflowed in 1864. William Byers, a surveyor and farmer, acquired 160 acres of farmland along the east bank of the South Platte River, stretching from West Bayaud Avenue down to West Virginia Avenue. Similar to many adventurers interested in prospects for gold, the Byers Party and family made their way from Omaha to Auraria in the late 1850s. Sumner were responsible for platting more than half of today’s Baker neighborhood. Known as the “Byers Party,” William Newton Byers, John L.