3811 E. 26th Avenue

This grand Tudor Revival home was built in 1930 by contractor Albert C. Stice for Dr. Albert H. and Flora Ketcham. Albert Ketcham was a dentist and an early orthodontist. After he died of pneumonia in 1935, the American Board of Orthodontics created an award to commemorate Ketcham's achievements. Today, the Albert H. Ketcham Award is the highest achievement award given in the field of Orthodontics.

In 1937, Flora Ketcham sold the house to Alice Good. She and her husband John lived in the house briefly before selling it in 1939, starting a chain of short-term owners. From about 1942 to 1952, Henry A. and Esther S. Winter owned and lived in the house. The Winter family was active in the Jewish community. Henry co-owned Winter-Weiss Co., a manufacturer and distributor of automotive parts.

In 1952, the Winters sold the house to Dr. Chauncey A. and Yolanda G. Hager. Chauncey served as a medical officer in World War II and was a practicing physician and surgeon in Denver for 27 years. After his death in 1966, Yolanda supported their six young children by becoming a professional musician. She studied with Antonia Brico, a famous Dutch-born conductor and pianist who is considered the first woman to gain wide acceptance and recognition in the field of symphony conducting. Hager played cello in the Brico Symphony Orchestra, now known as the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Hager also played with visiting artists such as Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra. Brico taught all six of the Hager children to play an instrument.