About Us
Friends and Neighbors (FANS) of Washington Park is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization established in 2006. FANS advocates for Washington Park and is committed to: conservation for future generations, education for park users and providing a voice for the park with the City.
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We are an all volunteer organization that provides education via monthly meetings held at the Dos Chappell Bath House. We also provide volunteer and financial support for park improvement projects.
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We can be reached via our contact page or via US Mail:
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Friends and Neighbors of Washington Park
1190 S. Franklin
Denver, CO 80210
Our mission statement:
“FANS is an advocacy group whose mission is to preserve and enhance the character and safety of Washington Park, Denver, Colorado through advocacy and education.”
History
Here’s a brief history of FANS from the
group’s original non-profit (5013c) designation application:
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The Friends and Neighbors (FANS) of Washington Park Inc. is a grass root effort to help support and preserve our park, a vital resource to our community and the city, Denver Colorado. It was organized to give a public voice to Washington Park in the care, use and maintenance of the park space. Washington Park is a 165 acre park and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by the landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze and began its development in 1904 and generally was completed in the late 1920’s.
Other landscape architects, architects and artists helped in implementing his design. Included in these professionals are S.R. DeBore, the Olmsted Brothers from Brookline Massachusetts, J .J .B. Benedict and others. FANS has used Washington Park: Cultural Landscape Assessment and Preservation Plan funded by a grant from the Colorado Historical Society’s State Historical Fund as a guide in planning projects for the preservation and restoration of the park.
Washington Park's 125th Birthday Barty in 2024
Washington Park's 125th Birthday Party:
Any historical photos we can add here?
I could add a gallery below of historical photos.