The Fort Logan neighborhood is in the furthest southeast section of metro Denver.  It contains Fort Logan National Cemetery, which was built in 1949. The Fort Logan Mental Health Center lies south of the cemetery and shares 550 acres on the same grounds.  Ft. Logan was named after Union Army Civil War general John A. Logan, it use to be a U.S. Army post.  The Friends of the Historic Fort Logan have worked to preserve some of the buildings and educate others about the history of the original fort.  It also provides tours of the area.
Contact the organization at:
3742 West Princeton Circle,
Denver, CO 80236
(303)789-3568 for more information.

FIELD OFFICER'S QUARTERS, FORT LOGAN
3742 W. Princeton Cr., Fort Logan
The military quarters forms part of the officer's row, which encloses the western portion of the Fort Logan parade grounds. The red brick and granite trimmed two-story structure was designed expressly for Fort Logan in 1888 by Denver architect Frank J. Godavent.

Fort Logan National Cemetery
Politicians buried here:

• John Albert Carroll (1901-1983) — also known as John A. Carroll — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., July 30, 1901. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1947-51; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1957-63; defeated, 1950, 1962. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died August 31, 1983. Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
• Arie Parks Taylor (1927-2003) — also known as Arie P. Taylor; "Denver's Bella Abzug" — of Denver, Colo. Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1927. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1968; member of Colorado state house of representatives 7th District, 1973-84; Denver clerk and recorder, 1991-95. Female. Black. Colorado's first African-American woman legislator. Died, in Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital, Denver, Colo., September 27, 2003. Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.