Jewish Consumptive Relief Society Historic District (Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design)
Jefferson County
The Jewish Consumptive Relief Society was incorporated in 1904 to serve tubercular patients other institutions considered too ill to benefit from treatment. At the outset, the facility consisted of six frame and canvas tents and a one-story administrative building.
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society Historic District (Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design)
The design of the sanitarium resulted in a campus-like atmosphere meant to provide a sense of peace and solitude. The building façades face a landscaped parkway which forms an esplanade more than a block in length. The buildings reflect a panorama of institutional architecture as it developed during the first half of the 20th century.