(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) — A piece of Southern Colorado history was demolished Monday for safety concerns. It’s called the the Captain’s House, and it was located in Cañon City by the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. The home was built in 1935 to house a Deputy Warden at the prison.

Made of adobe brick, the Captain’s House demolition was a long time coming. Even though it’s gone, its legacy will live on through a soon-to-be exhibit at the Museum of Colorado Prisons.

The Museum of Colorado Prisons said they would have saved the Captain’s House if they could. However, they said water issues paired with the fragile bricks led to a structural wall crumbling. Originally built for a Deputy Warden, it eventually housed Captain Chet Yeo, who was a larger-than-life figure at the prison.

“He was stabbed at one point, 22 times. He was shot in the head. Shot in the head, again. He was shot in the back. He was run over. He was stabbed other times, and he kept coming back to work. He was known as the captain. There was another captain at the same time as him, but he was referred to as The Captain,” said Stacey Cline, the Museum of Colorado Prisons Director.

The land will be leased to the Museum of Colorado Prisons. They plan to transform the area into a green space for the public.

Now that the Captain’s House is down, the Museum of Colorado Prisons can begin fixing the old Deputy Warden’s House. Located right next to the Captain’s House, they hope to turn it into a research center so people can discover family history among other things. They hope to complete the project in about seven years.