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J.K. Mullen

by Katie Rudolph on March 11, 2015

A gallery of images related to John Kernan Mullen (1847-1929).

Mullen Home for the Aged

J.K. Mullen High School

Portrait of John Kernan Mullen, Denver, Colorado business man and philanthropist, in a tuxedo and black tie.

Studio bust portrait of Catherine Smith Mullen (Mrs. John Kernan Mullen) in a lace blouse and dress with a banded collar and a necklace. Mrs. Mullen has short, wavy hair.

View of the John Kernan Mullen house at Lawrence and 9th (Ninth) Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick house has a hip roof, chimneys, and covered porches.

John Kernan Mullen and Catherine Smith Mullen pose outside their three-story house at 896 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick house has a rusticated stone foundation, covered porches with overhanging, bracketed eaves, columns and dentils, second-story bay windows, roof dormers and chimneys. Mr. and Mrs. Mullen stand on a manicured lawn near trees, bushes and a lawn sprinkler.

View of a statue of a cowboy on a bucking bronco in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The statue was sculpted by Denver artist Alexander Phimister Proctor. A plaque on the statue reads: "'Broncho Buster' presented to Denver by J.K. Mullen A.D. 1920."

View of the front entrance to the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home (formerly the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style entrance with portico and columns and an aedicule with a statue of the Sacred Heart enclosed. Carved above the door and into the arch of the portico: "J.K. Mullen Memorial to the Little Sisters of the Poor" and "Home for the Aged."

View of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style four story building with a cupola and a formal gated entrance with a wrought iron fence.

View of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a four story neoclassical building with cupola and portico.

A man with a beard and a cane stands on the steps of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style portico and stairs. The carvings above the entryway read: "J.K. Mullen Memorial to the Little Sisters of the Poor" and "Home for the Aged."

View of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style four story building with a cupola and a portico.

A car sits in front of the dirt driveway of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a four story neoclassical building with cupola and portico.

View of the recreation building of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story brick building with a tile roof.

Sisters of Charity and boys from Mount St. Vincent's Home stand on the steps at the home of J. K. Mullen at 896 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The boys wear white shirts, bow ties, short pants, and armbands that read: "SVH."

Perspective (aerial) of the modern style Mullen High School (Catholic) campus, 3601 South Lowell Boulevard, Fort Logan neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca. 1964. The perspective shows the location of the gymnasium, classroom and administration buildings in relation to the parking and lawn areas.

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