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


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