Jefferson County Younger Landmarks
| Name | Date | Address | PL | Architect | Contractor |
| Glennon Heights (neighborhood) | 1946 | South of Federal Center | LW | ||
| Piggly Wiggly | 1946 | 807 13th Street | GL | Ralph Neal | |
| St. James Lutheran Church (recon.) | 1947 | 1950 Ford Street | GL | Byron H. Kauffman | Glen Diltz & Ralph Neal |
| Tower of Memories (completion) | 1948 | 8500 West 29th Avenue | WR | John K. Monroe | |
| Gil's & Ethel's Barber Shop | 1948 | 797 S. Wadsworth Blvd. (m) | LW | ||
| El Rancho | 1948 | 29260 Highway 40 | GN | ||
| Golden Theatre (renovation) | 1948 | 1301 Washington Avenue | GL | Charles Dunwoody Strong | Art Moore |
| Philnor Pharmacy | 1949 | 11200 West Colfax Avenue | LW | ||
| Welcome Arch | 1949 | 1100 Blk. Washington Ave. | GL | Paul Reeves | Consolidated Electric |
| Horizon Plan (master plan) | 1950 | CSM Campus | GL | Fuller, Fuller & Fuller | |
| Jefferson County Fairgrounds | 1951 | 15200 W. 6th Avenue | GL | ||
| Bugs Bunny Motel | 1952 | 6218 W. Colfax Avenue | LW | ||
| Coolbaugh Hall | 1952 | 14th & Illinois Streets | GL | Fuller, Fuller & Fuller | |
| Channel 2 Tower | 1952 | Lookout Mountain | LM | KFEL | |
| Coors Malt House | 1952 | Coors Brewery | GL | ||
| Channel 9 Tower | 1953 | Lookout Mountain | LM | Colorado Radio & Television | |
| Channel 7 Tower | 1953 | Lookout Mountain | LM | Aladdin Radio & Television | |
| Alderson Hall | 1953 | 16th & Illinois Streets | GL | Fuller, Fuller & Fuller | |
| Schwartzwalder Uranium Mine | 1954 | Ralston Creek | Fred Schwartzwalder | Fred Schwartzwalder | |
| Bradford Hall | 1954 | 15th & Maple Streets | GL | Fuller, Fuller & Fuller | |
| Cabrini Shrine (landscape) | 1954 | 20189 Cabrini Boulevard | LM | ||
| Hill Hall | 1954 | 900 15th Street (campus) | GL | Fuller, Fuller & Fuller | Newstrom-Davis |
| Lockheed Martin Campus | 1955 | 12275 S. Highway 121 | |||
| California Zephyr Locomotive | 1955 | 17155 W. 44th Avenue | GL | General Motors | General Motors |
| Channel 4 Tower | 1955 | Lookout Mountain | LM | Metropolitan Radio & Television | |
| Channel 6 Tower | 1955 | Lookout Mountain | LM | Denver Radio & Television | |
| Golden Bowl | 1955 | 525 24th Street | GL | Everett C. Bunzel | |
| Golden High School (complex) | 1955 | 701 24th Street | GL | Temple Hoyne Buell | Mead & Mount Construction |
| Lakeside Mall | 1956 | 5801 W. 44th Avenue | LS | Gerri Von Frellick | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 1956 | 1301 Jackson Street | GL | William C. Munchow | Amil Jones |
| Bank of the West | 1956 | 701 13th Street | GL | James H. Johnson | R.W. Mein Construction Company |
| State Industrial School Chapel | 1957 | 2900 Ford Street | GL | Ralph D. Peterson | Paul Newstrom |
| Jefferson County Jail | 1957 | 16th & Arapahoe Streets | GL | James J. Johnson | |
| Davies Chuck Wagon Diner | 1957 | 9495 W. Colfax Avenue (p) | LW | ||
| Magic Mountain (master plan) | 1957 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | |
| -Cavalry Post | 1957 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | Marco Engineering Inc. |
| -Stockade | 1957 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | Marco Engineering Inc. |
| -Magic Mountain Railroad Station | 1958 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | Marco Engineering Inc. |
| -General Store | 1958 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | Marco Engineering Inc. |
| -Heritage Square Music Hall | 1958 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | Marco Engineering Inc. |
| -Christmas Tree | 1958 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | Marco Engineering Inc. |
| -Notz Landing | 1958 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Wade B. Rubottom & Dick Kelsey | Marco Engineering Inc. |
| Jeffco Schools Complex | 1958 | Kipling & W. 6th Ave. | LW | John K. Monroe | |
| -Jefferson County Stadium | 1958 | Kipling & W. 6th Ave. | LW | John K. Monroe | |
| -Fletcher Miller School | 1958 | Kipling & W. 6th Ave. | LW | John K. Monroe | |
| -Jefferson County Planetarium | 1958 | Kipling & W. 6th Ave. | LW | John K. Monroe | |
| First Presbyterian Church | 1958 | 17707 W. 16th Avenue | GL | Ralph D. Peterson & Arthur T. Auburn | Ed. Mariska |
| Oasis Service Station | 1958 | 2321 East Street | GL | ||
| Bandimere Speedway | 1958 | 3051 South Rooney Road | MN | John Bandimere | |
| Colorado Railroad Museum | 1958 | 17155 W. 44th Ave. | GL | Robert Richardson | |
| Rock Toaster | c.1960 | Highway 93 | RF | ||
| Jefferson County Airport | 1960 | 11755 Airport Way | WM | ||
| City Hall | 1961 | 911 10th Street | GL | Robert Ditzen | Broadway Construction Company |
| Chuck Wagon | 1961 | 9730 West 44th Avenue | WR | ||
| Faith Lutheran Church | 1962 | 17701 West 16th Avenue | GL | Lincoln Jones | Trico Builders |
| Meyer Hall | 1962 | 16th & Illinois Streets | GL | Fuller, Fuller & Fuller | |
| Colorow Cave (amphitheater) | 1962 | Ken Caryl Ranch | KC | ||
| Applejack Liquors Sign | c.1963 | 3320 Youngfield Street | WR | ||
| Doll House Cafe | 1963 | 5637 West Colfax Avenue | LW | ||
| Sculptured House | 1963 | Genesee Mountain | GN | Charles Deaton | Charles Deaton |
| The Fort | 1963 | 19192 Highway 8 | MN | Bill Lumpkins | |
| Mt. Lindo Cross | 1964 | Mt. Lindo | Francis S. Van Derbur | Francis S. Van Derbur | |
| Arby's Roast Beef Sign | c.1965 | 4363 Sheridan Blvd. | MV | ||
| Rolling Hills Country Club | c.1965 | 15800 W. 32nd Avenue | AW | ||
| Interstate 70 | c.1965 | Interstate 70 | |||
| Rockland Community Church | c.1965 | 17 S. Mt. Vernon CC Road | LM | ||
| Ascension Mausoleum | c.1965 | 12801 W. 44th Avenue | FM | ||
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | c.1965 | 4500 Wadsworth Boulevard | WR | ||
| Briarwood Inn | 1965 | 1630 8th Street (p) | GL | Timber Lodge | Timber Lodge |
| Dairy Queen | 1965 | 7580 West 64th Avenue | AV | ||
| Dairy Queen | 1965 | 720 Arapahoe Street | GL | ||
| Dobrow House (*1) | 1965 | 72 Paradise Road | LM | Donald R. Roark | |
| Holiday Inn Holidome | 1965 | 14707 W. Colfax Avenue | LW | ||
| Jefferson County Hall of Justice | 1965 | 17th & Arapahoe Streets | GL | Robert Laramay | |
| Colorado Christian University | 1967 | 180 South Garrison Street | LW | Hunter & Associates | |
| Rocky Flats Lounge | 1968 | 11229 Highway 93 | RF | Hogan | |
| Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church | c.1969 | 7530 West 38th Avenue | WR | ||
| Defense Operations Center | 1969 | Denver Federal Center | LW | ||
| Old Miner Inn | 1969 | 80 Clear Creek Lane | GL | Morey L. Gibson | |
| Green Center | 1970 | 15th & Arapahoe Streets | GL | Kenneth R. White | |
| Picture Frame Bridge (*2) | 1970 | Genesee Overpass & I-70 | GN | Frank Lundberg | H-E Lowdermilk Company |
| Casa Bonita (remodel) | 1974 | 6715 West Colfax Avenue | LW | Philip H. Phillips | |
| Bell Telephone Building | 1974 | 19th & Jackson Streets | GL | ||
| Walker Residence & Bomb Shelter | 1974 | 5091 Pine Ridge Drive | GL | ||
| Denver West Office Park | c.1975 | 13772 Denver West Pkwy. | LW | ||
| Coors Grain Elevator | c.1975 | Hwy. 58 & McIntyre St. | FM | ||
| Christiansen Adobe House | c.1975 | 19th & Illinois Streets | GL | ||
| Gardner House | 1975 | 5095 Pine Ridge Drive | GL | Conrad & Ingrid Gardner | Tony Salustri |
| Union Square | 1976 | Union Blvd. & W. 6th Ave. | LW | Brooks Waldman Associates | |
| Lockheed Martin Headquarters | 1976 | 12275 S. Highway 121 | Architects Collaborative | N.G. Petry Construction | |
| Arvada Center | 1976 | 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. | AV | Seracuse Lawler and Perkins & Will | |
| Simms Landing | 1977 | 11911 West 6th Avenue | LW | ||
| Chatfield Dam | 1977 | Wadsworth & Deer Creek | CL | US Army Corps of Engineers | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Jose O'Shea's | 1978 | 385 Union Boulevard | LW | ||
| Heritage Square Alpine Slide | 1979 | 18301 W. Colfax Ave. | GL | Inventex Corp. | Inventex Corp. |
| Solar Dormitory | 1979 | 19th & Elm Streets | GL | John D. Anderson | |
| Christiansen Adobe House | 1980 | 19th & Illinois Streets | GL | Nils A. Christiansen | Brothers Redevelopment |
| Southwest Plaza | 1983 | 8501 W. Bowles Avenue | CL | Flickinger Associated Ltd. | |
| Lakewood Municipal Center | 1983 | 445 S. Allison Parkway | LW | William C. Munchow & Associates | |
| Interstate C-470 | c.1985 | Interstate C-470 | |||
| Jefferson County Jail | 1986 | 17900 W. 10th Avenue | GN | ||
| Davenport House | 1987 | 285 Potato Patch Circle | EG | E. Fay Jones | |
| Gunther Toody's | 1989 | 5310 Ward Road | AV | ||
| Abiding Hope Lutheran Church | 1989 | 6337 S. Robb Way | LT | ||
| Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs Cath. Ch. (ren.) | 1990 | 4655 Harlan Street | WR | ||
| Jeffco Human Services Center | 1990 | 900 Jefferson County Pkwy. | GL | Fentress, Bradburn & Associates | |
| Butterfly Pavilion | 1990 | 6252 W. 104th Avenue | WM | ||
| Table Mountain Inn (renovation) | 1992 | 1310 Washington Avenue | GL | ||
| Hakushika Sake Brewery | 1992 | 4414 Table Mountain Drive | GL | Bill Shores | |
| Downtown Golden (streetscape) | 1992 | Downtown Golden | GL | ||
| Jefferson County Courthouse (*3) | 1993 | 100 Jefferson County Pkwy. | GL | Fentress, Bradburn & Associates | |
| Evergreen Lake House (*5) | 1993 | 29614 Up. Bear Ck. Rd. (p) | EG | Murata Outland Associates | |
| Evergreen Library | 1993 | 5000 Highway 74 | EG | G. Cabell Childress | |
| Freedom Harley-Davidson (ren.) | 1993 | 8000 W. Colfax Avenue | LW | ||
| Excel Yamaha (renovation) | 1993 | 8800 W. Colfax Avenue | LW | ||
| Golden Community Center | 1994 | 1470 10th Street | GL | Barker, Rinker, Seacat & Partners | |
| Cellular Village (4 buildings) | 1994 | C-470 near Kipling St. | LT | US West Cellular | |
| Boston Chicken Headquarters | 1995 | 14103 Denver West Pkwy. | LW | ||
| National Renewable Energy Lab | c.1995 | 1617 Cole Blvd. | GL | Anderson & DeBartelo | |
| Coleman Headquarters | 1995 | 1767 Den. W. Marriott Bl. | LW | Oz Architecture | |
| Jeffco Sheriff's Rose Garden (*4) | c.1996 | 17900 W. 10th Avenue | GL | Jefferson County Sheriff's Department | |
| Jeffco District Attorney's Office | 1996 | 500 Jefferson County Pkwy. | GL | Gensler & Associates | |
| Lookout Mountain Nature Center | 1997 | 910 Colorow Road | LM | Andrews & Anderson | Commercial Bldg. |
| Denver West Village | 1997 | W. Colfax Ave. | LW | KCJB & McLarand, Vasquez & P. | Etkin |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 1997 | 201 Rubey Drive | GL | Klipp Colussy Jenks DuBois | Danielson |
| Golden Schoolhouse (renovation) | 1998 | 1420 Washington Avenue | GL | Peter E. Ewers | |
| Golden Visitors Center | 1998 | 1010 Washington Avenue | GL | Nichols Design Group | |
| All-Star Park | 1998 | 200 S. Harlan Street | LW | Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum | |
| South Golden Road (streetscape) | 1999 | South Golden Road | GL | ||
| Belmar Library | 2000 | 555 South Allison Parkway | LW | Dave Anderson | Opus Northwest |
| Apex Center | 2000 | 13150 W. 72nd Avenue | AV | Barker, Rinker, Seacat & Partners | |
| Wheat Ridge Recreation Center | 2000 | 4005 Kipling Street | WR | ||
| Frontier Building | 2000 | 1113 Washington Ave. | GL | Tectonic | Tectonic |
| Conoco Clock Tower | 2001 | 16283 Morrison Road | MN | ||
| Colorado Mills | 2002 | 14500 W. Colfax Ave. | LW | ||
| -United Artists Theatre | 2002 | 14500 W. Colfax Ave. | LW | ||
| Xcel Energy Leyden Power Plant | 2002 | Highway 72 | RF | ||
| Fossil Trace Golf Course (land.) | 2002 | 3050 Illinois Street | GL | Jim Engh | |
| Washington Avenue Bridge (*6) | 2002 | Wash. Ave. & Clear Creek | GL | Shepherd | Edward Kraemer & Sons |
| Ken Caryl Avenue (land.) (*7) | 2003 | Ken Caryl Ave. & Cent. Rd. | KC | Ken Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District | |
| Vineyard Chapel | 2003 | 13418 W. Coal Mine Ave. | LT | ||
| Stevinson Toyota | 2003 | Colorado Mills Blvd. | LW | ||
| Red Rocks Visitors Center | 2003 | Red Rocks Park | MN | ||
| Belmar | 2004 | Wadsworth & Alameda | LW | J.E. Dunn Construction | |
| Wal-Mart | 2004 | 7455 W. Colfax Ave. | LW | Chad Cox - Klipp Colussy Jenks DuBois | |
| TCF Bank | 2005 | 7595 W. Colfax Ave. | LW | ||
| Clock Tower Plaza | 2006 | 7601 W. Colfax Ave. | LW | ||
| Home Depot | 2006 | 7200 W. Colfax Ave. | LW | ||
| Jack In The Box | 2007 | 16750 W. Colfax Ave. | GL |
Designated on National Historic Register
Designated on Colorado Historic Register
Designated Jefferson County Centennial Site
Designated Golden Landmark
*1 - Honor Award, American Institute of Architects Western
Mountain Region (1965)
*2 - Prize Bridge, Highway Grade Separation, American Institute of Steel Construction
(1970)
*3 - Citation Award, American Institute of Architects (1993)
*4 - All-American Rose Selections Award, All-American Rose Selections (1995)
*5 - Merit Award, American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Region (1997)
*6 - Silver Hard Hat Award, Outstanding Heavy/Highway Project, Colorado Construction
Magazine (2003)
*7 - Merit Award, Construction - Public Works, Associated Landscape Contractors
of Colorado (2003)
AV - Arvada
AW - Applewood
CL - Columbine
EG - Evergreen
FM - Fairmount
GL - Golden
GN - Genesee
KC - Ken Caryl Ranch
LM - Lookout Mountain
LS - Lakeside
LT - Littleton
LW - Lakewood
MN - Morrison
MV - Mountain View
RF - Rocky Flats
WM - Westminster
WR - Wheat Ridge
Copyright © 2004-2008 by Richard J. Gardner