[3] Railroad attorney Daniel W. Tears and his wife commissioned the construction of the Georgian-style house in 1898.

Ida was an English professor at the University of Denver, who helped restore the Central City Opera House.

After her death, Frederick married Lillian Cushing, a dancer and actress, who gave dancing lessons in a studio in the basement.

[3] In 1966, it became the residence and offices of Gary Hart, who was then a United States senator.

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