[1][2] The St. Louis Colored Orphans Home has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999, for the architecture and contributions to Black history.

[1] Although the group enjoyed the sponsorship of the Christian Temperance Union, its decision to establish the city's first home for Black orphans necessitated a separate incorporation.

[1] Cohran, was the wife of a Baptist minister, had been the widow of Charles Newton, one of the first Black school administrators in the city of St.

[1] The Colonial Revival red brick building at 2612 Annie Malone Drive consists of three-stories at its tallest point, features paired chimneys at either end of gables and two wings at the two-story height.

[1] On May 1, 1922, the St. Louis Colored Orphans Home at the new location was dedicated, providing care for 35 children between the ages of five and fourteen.