page_title: Knob Hill, Colorado
section_title: Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
hierarchical_section_title: Knob Hill, Colorado / History / Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
caption_attribution_description: English: The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind in Colorado Springs, Colorado
context_page_description: Knob Hill, is a neighborhood of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, is located northeast of downtown Colorado Springs.
context_section_description: The Colorado Institute of the Education of the Mutes (now Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind) was founded by Jonathan R. Kennedy and opened on April 8, 1874. The school began with a Territorial appropriation of $5,000. It first operated in a rented house with seven students. Kennedy, who had worked at the Kansas State School for the Deaf, was the director of the school. He and his wife had children who attended the school. William Jackson Palmer donated land to build a permanent school on Knob Hill, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Colorado Springs. In 2014, there are 500 students across the state.
caption: Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
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