"Helen Bonfils greatly improved the Post by hiring a new editor, Palmer Hoyt, in 1946. Hoyt, a successful editor at the Oregonian in Portland, established an editorial page and instructed reporters to separate news from opinion, a notorious shortcoming of the Post during her father's era.
After her death in 1972, Helen was buried at the Fairmount Memorial Mausoleum next to her parents and George Somnes." (Noel, n.d.)
"The Wood-Morris-Bonfils House is located at 707 Washington Street in the 7th Avenue Historic District of Denver. Designed by architects Maurice Biscoe and Henry Hewitt in the Italian Renaissance Style, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was built in 1908 for mining and railroad magnet Guilford S. Wood. This accounts for "Wood" in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House name.
In 1923, after the death of Wood, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Andrews S. Hughes who lived in the home and eventually willed the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House to his daughter and son-in-law, Peter Randolph Morris, after his death. Incidentally, P. Randolph Morris was another railroad businessman. This accounts for the "Morris" name in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title.
Finally, in 1948, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Denver philanthropist, Helen Bonfils, and her husband George Somnes. And there we finally have the third and last name, "Bonfils", in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title. Helen Bonfils was the daughter of Frederick Bonfils, the owner of the Denver Post. Helen inherited the newspaper from her father after his death. Along with the Denver Post, Helen Bonfils was a great lover and promoter of the theater.
Helen and her husband George, produced several plays in Denver. Helen also founded the Belle Bonfils Blood Bank in Denver, named after her mother, Belle. After George Somnes' death in 1956, Helen Bonfils re-married. The marriage ended in divorce and Helen Bonfils died in 1972 at the age of 83. After her passing, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House stood empty for several years." (Klun, 2011)
Sources:
Klun, Kerry. (2011). Historic Homes of Denver: Historic Homes and Buildings - Wood-Morris-Bonfils House. Retrieved from http://activerain.com/blogsview/1946411/
historic-homes-of-denver-historic-homes-and
-buildings-wood-morris-bonfils-house
Noel, Tom. (n.d.). Noel: Helen Bonfils' gifts built quality of life in Denver. Retrieved from http://m.rockymountainnews.com/news/2006/
Jun/10/bnoel-b-helen-bonfils-gifts-built-
quality-of-in/
After her death in 1972, Helen was buried at the Fairmount Memorial Mausoleum next to her parents and George Somnes." (Noel, n.d.)
"The Wood-Morris-Bonfils House is located at 707 Washington Street in the 7th Avenue Historic District of Denver. Designed by architects Maurice Biscoe and Henry Hewitt in the Italian Renaissance Style, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was built in 1908 for mining and railroad magnet Guilford S. Wood. This accounts for "Wood" in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House name.
In 1923, after the death of Wood, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Andrews S. Hughes who lived in the home and eventually willed the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House to his daughter and son-in-law, Peter Randolph Morris, after his death. Incidentally, P. Randolph Morris was another railroad businessman. This accounts for the "Morris" name in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title.
Finally, in 1948, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Denver philanthropist, Helen Bonfils, and her husband George Somnes. And there we finally have the third and last name, "Bonfils", in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title. Helen Bonfils was the daughter of Frederick Bonfils, the owner of the Denver Post. Helen inherited the newspaper from her father after his death. Along with the Denver Post, Helen Bonfils was a great lover and promoter of the theater.
Helen and her husband George, produced several plays in Denver. Helen also founded the Belle Bonfils Blood Bank in Denver, named after her mother, Belle. After George Somnes' death in 1956, Helen Bonfils re-married. The marriage ended in divorce and Helen Bonfils died in 1972 at the age of 83. After her passing, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House stood empty for several years." (Klun, 2011)
Sources:
Klun, Kerry. (2011). Historic Homes of Denver: Historic Homes and Buildings - Wood-Morris-Bonfils House. Retrieved from http://activerain.com/blogsview/1946411/
historic-homes-of-denver-historic-homes-and
-buildings-wood-morris-bonfils-house
Noel, Tom. (n.d.). Noel: Helen Bonfils' gifts built quality of life in Denver. Retrieved from http://m.rockymountainnews.com/news/2006/
Jun/10/bnoel-b-helen-bonfils-gifts-built-
quality-of-in/
"Helen Bonfils greatly improved the Post by hiring a new editor, Palmer Hoyt, in 1946. Hoyt, a successful editor at the Oregonian in Portland, established an editorial page and instructed reporters to separate news from opinion, a notorious shortcoming of the Post during her father's era.
After her death in 1972, Helen was buried at the Fairmount Memorial Mausoleum next to her parents and George Somnes." (Noel, n.d.)
"The Wood-Morris-Bonfils House is located at 707 Washington Street in the 7th Avenue Historic District of Denver. Designed by architects Maurice Biscoe and Henry Hewitt in the Italian Renaissance Style, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was built in 1908 for mining and railroad magnet Guilford S. Wood. This accounts for "Wood" in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House name.
In 1923, after the death of Wood, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Andrews S. Hughes who lived in the home and eventually willed the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House to his daughter and son-in-law, Peter Randolph Morris, after his death. Incidentally, P. Randolph Morris was another railroad businessman. This accounts for the "Morris" name in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title.
Finally, in 1948, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Denver philanthropist, Helen Bonfils, and her husband George Somnes. And there we finally have the third and last name, "Bonfils", in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title. Helen Bonfils was the daughter of Frederick Bonfils, the owner of the Denver Post. Helen inherited the newspaper from her father after his death. Along with the Denver Post, Helen Bonfils was a great lover and promoter of the theater.
Helen and her husband George, produced several plays in Denver. Helen also founded the Belle Bonfils Blood Bank in Denver, named after her mother, Belle. After George Somnes' death in 1956, Helen Bonfils re-married. The marriage ended in divorce and Helen Bonfils died in 1972 at the age of 83. After her passing, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House stood empty for several years." (Klun, 2011)
Sources:
Klun, Kerry. (2011). Historic Homes of Denver: Historic Homes and Buildings - Wood-Morris-Bonfils House. Retrieved from http://activerain.com/blogsview/1946411/
historic-homes-of-denver-historic-homes-and
-buildings-wood-morris-bonfils-house
Noel, Tom. (n.d.). Noel: Helen Bonfils' gifts built quality of life in Denver. Retrieved from http://m.rockymountainnews.com/news/2006/
Jun/10/bnoel-b-helen-bonfils-gifts-built-
quality-of-in/
After her death in 1972, Helen was buried at the Fairmount Memorial Mausoleum next to her parents and George Somnes." (Noel, n.d.)
"The Wood-Morris-Bonfils House is located at 707 Washington Street in the 7th Avenue Historic District of Denver. Designed by architects Maurice Biscoe and Henry Hewitt in the Italian Renaissance Style, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was built in 1908 for mining and railroad magnet Guilford S. Wood. This accounts for "Wood" in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House name.
In 1923, after the death of Wood, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Andrews S. Hughes who lived in the home and eventually willed the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House to his daughter and son-in-law, Peter Randolph Morris, after his death. Incidentally, P. Randolph Morris was another railroad businessman. This accounts for the "Morris" name in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title.
Finally, in 1948, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House was sold to Denver philanthropist, Helen Bonfils, and her husband George Somnes. And there we finally have the third and last name, "Bonfils", in the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House title. Helen Bonfils was the daughter of Frederick Bonfils, the owner of the Denver Post. Helen inherited the newspaper from her father after his death. Along with the Denver Post, Helen Bonfils was a great lover and promoter of the theater.
Helen and her husband George, produced several plays in Denver. Helen also founded the Belle Bonfils Blood Bank in Denver, named after her mother, Belle. After George Somnes' death in 1956, Helen Bonfils re-married. The marriage ended in divorce and Helen Bonfils died in 1972 at the age of 83. After her passing, the Wood-Morris-Bonfils House stood empty for several years." (Klun, 2011)
Sources:
Klun, Kerry. (2011). Historic Homes of Denver: Historic Homes and Buildings - Wood-Morris-Bonfils House. Retrieved from http://activerain.com/blogsview/1946411/
historic-homes-of-denver-historic-homes-and
-buildings-wood-morris-bonfils-house
Noel, Tom. (n.d.). Noel: Helen Bonfils' gifts built quality of life in Denver. Retrieved from http://m.rockymountainnews.com/news/2006/
Jun/10/bnoel-b-helen-bonfils-gifts-built-
quality-of-in/
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