Golden Historical Links
Historic Golden Area Institutions
First
United Methodist Church
(Est. July 17, 1859 as Golden City Methodist Episcopal Church
by Rev. Jacob Adriance)
Jefferson
County
(Est. November 28, 1859 by Jefferson Territory; legally reorganized
on November 5, 1861 by Colorado Territory)
Buffalo
Rose
(Est. December 1859 as International Bowling Saloon by Hubert
F. Crow & Henry Brundy)
Golden
City Lodge #1, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons
(Est. January 16, 1860; chartered October 17, 1860)
City
of Golden
(Est. March 28, 1860; re-established on January 4, 1871 as
Town of Golden)
Golden Post
Office
(Est. April 6, 1860 as Golden City Post Office, Dr. Isaac E.
Hardy Postmaster)
First
Baptist Church
(Est. August 1, 1863 by Rev. William Whitehead)
Golden
Mill
(Est. 1864 by David M. Barnes as Barnes Flouring Mill on Bear
Creek; moved to Golden in 1865)
BNSF Railroad
(Est. 1865 as Colorado Central & Pacific Railroad by William
Austin Hamilton Loveland; acquired by present company)
Meyer
Hardware
(Est. 1864 as Sarell Hardware by William Mark Benton Sarell
in Central City; moved to Golden in 1866; Meyer owned since 1945)
Calvary Episcopal
Church
(Est. August 2, 1866 by Bishop George Maxwell Randall; at present
home since 1867)
Golden
Transcript
(Est. December 19, 1866 as Colorado Transcript by George West)
Wells
Fargo
(Est. December 1866 in Golden; departed 1874; est. as Jefferson
County Bank in 1873; acquired by present company in 2001)
St.
Joseph's Catholic Church
(Est. May 19, 1867 by Bishop Joseph P. Machebeuf)
Colorado
School of Mines
(Est. 1870 as Territorial School of Mines by Bishop George
Maxwell Randall; acquired by Territory of Colorado in 1874)
First
Presbyterian Church
(Est. March 7, 1870 by Rev. Sheldon Jackson)
Golden
Fire Department
(Est. 1871 by Town of Golden; three companies unified in 1879)
Colorado
School of Mines Geology Museum
(Est. 1873 as Jarvis Hall Museum by Arthur Lakes)
Golden
High School
(Est. 1873 by Golden School District #1)
Golden
Cemetery
(Est. October 6, 1873 by Town of Golden)
MillerCoors
(Est. November 24, 1873 as Golden Brewery by Adolph Herman
Joseph Coors & Jacob Schueler; merged in 2008)
Golden
Royal Arch Chapter #5
(Est. May 11, 1875)
George
W. Parfet Estate
(Est. 1875 by George Washington Parfet)
CenturyLink
(Est. September 1, 1879 as Golden Telephone & Dispatch
Company; acquired by present company)
Ace
Hi Tavern
(Est. October 1879 by Kuhn & Koerner as
Opera House Restaurant)
Lookout
Mountain Youth Services Center
(Est. 1880 as State Industrial School by State of Colorado)
Metropolitan
Barber Shop
(Est. 1880 as Lichtenheld Barber Shop by Richard
Lichtenheld)
Golden
Lodge #8, Daughters of Rebekah
(Est. October 19, 1883 as Degree Lodge #8, Daughters of Rebekah)
Golden
Police Department
(Est. circa 1885 by City of Golden)
Xcel
Energy
(Est. September 26, 1887 as Golden Illuminating Company; acquired
by present company)
Banks
Insurance Agency
(Est. 1893 as Robinson Fire Insurance by Frederick B. Robinson;
Banks owned since 1950)
Creekside
Jewelers
(Est. September 1902 as Muffley Jewelry by
G.L. Muffley; moved to Denver in 1924; returned to Golden in 1928)
Camp
George West
(Est. in 1903 in Pleasant View as Rifle Range by Colorado National Guard)
Foss
Building Wine & Spirits
(Est. 1903 as Gallinger-Root Drug Company by E.L. Gallinger
& Fred M. Root)
Sportsman
Barber Shop
(Est. circa 1904)
CoorsTek
(Est. May 1910 as Herold China & Pottery by John J. Herold)
Bank
of the West
(Est. June 17, 1910 as Golden Building &
Loan; acquired by present company in 2005)
Golden
Seventh Day Adventist Church
(Est. 1910)
Olinger
Woods Chapel
(Est. July 1913 as Woods-Sanders Mortuary by William Woods
& Charles Sanders; acquired by present company)
Golden
Library
(Est. February 7, 1914 by Golden Library Improvement Association)
Cabrini
Shrine
(Est. 1914 on Lookout Mountain by Frances Xavier Cabrini)
Golden
Chamber of Commerce
(Est. April 23, 1920)
Buffalo
Bill's Grave & Museum
(Est. 1921 on Lookout Mountain by City & County of Denver)
Rock
Rest
(Est. circa 1921)
Golden
Kiwanis Club
(Est. December 7, 1921)
Golden
Auto Clinic
(Est. May 1922 as Oasis Service Station by
Alfons T. Thuet & Wolf)
ConocoPhillips
(Est. June 20, 1923 in Golden as Continental Oil Company; est.
circa 1933 in Golden as Phillips 66; merged in 2002)
Mount
Lookout Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
(Est. June 25, 1923)
Golden Church of the Nazarene
(Est. December 2, 1923 by Rev. T.P. Dunn)
Table
Mountain Inn
(Est. July 7, 1924 as Hotel Berrimoor by Robert Berry)
Chevron
(Est. September 17, 1930 in Golden as Texas Company; est. 1958
in Golden as Chevron; merged in 2001)
Stevinson
Chevrolet
(Est. December 1930 as Ashton Chevrolet by Ralph Ashton; Stevinson
owned since 1963; moved to Lakewood in 1972)
B&BE
Shoe & Boot Repair
(Est. circa 1932 as Reagan Shoe Repair by Maurice
& Joy Reagan)
Columbine Bar
(Est. 1933 in Pleasant View by Mike Hatzis)
Golden
Liquors
(Est. 1934 by Jack Knight)
Safeway
(Est. June 21, 1934 in Golden)
Mitchell
Elementary School
(Est. 1936 as Central School by Golden School District #1)
Sinclair
(Est. in Golden in 1938; departed 1944; re-established in 1956 as Castle Rock
Service Station by Sinclair Oil Company)
Golden
History Center
(Est. August 15, 1938 as Jefferson County Pioneer Museum by Jefferson County
Commissioners with aid of Works Progress Administration)
Applewood
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
(Est. 1941 as Golden Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints)
Golden
Lions Club
(Est. 1943)
Buffalo
Bill Saddle Club
(Est. January 1947 in Golden and Evergreen)
KWGN
Channel 2
(Est. 1948 on Lookout Mountain as KFEL-TV; commercial broadcasting
since 1952)
Avenue
Vision
(Est. 1949 as Bader Optometrist by E. Ames
Bader)
Westernaires
(Est. 1949)
KMGH
Channel 7
(Est. 1949 on Lookout Mountain as KLZ-TV by Aladdin Radio &
Television; commercial broadcasting since 1952)
Pleasant
View Elementary School
(Est. 1951 in Pleasant View by Jefferson County R-1 School
District)
Jefferson
County Fairgrounds
(Est. 1951 in Pleasant View by Jefferson County)
Golden Gardeners Club
(Est. 1952)
KCNC
Channel 4
(Est. 1952 on Lookout Mountain as KOA-TV by Metropolitan Radio
& Television)
KUSA Channel
9
(Est. 1952 on Lookout Mountain as KBTV by Colorado Radio &
Television)
Jefferson
Symphony Orchestra
(Est. 1953 as Golden Symphony Orchestra)
Golden
Bowl
(Est. 1955 by Everett C. Bunzel)
Calvary
Baptist Church
(Est. 1955 in Pleasant View as Calvary Bible Church)
KRMA
Channel 6
(Est. 1955 on Lookout Mountain as KRMA by Denver Radio &
Television)
Rolling
Hills Country Club
(Est. 1955 in Applewood)
A&W
(Est. in Golden in 1955; departed 1958; re-established
in Pleasant View 1958; re-established in 2004)
Del's
Tonsorial Parlor
(Est. 1957 as O'Brien's Tonsorial Parlor)
Faith
Lutheran Church
(Est. September 19, 1960 by Rev. Robert L. Vogel; organized February 5, 1961)
Historic Golden Entities Now Elsewhere
Goosetown
Tavern
(Est. 1873 by Julius Schultz & Andrew Wall as Schultz Place;
moved to Denver in 1997)
Jolly
Rancher
(Est. 1949 by Bill & Dorothy Harmsen; moved headquarters
to Wheat Ridge in 1951; consolidated with Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania
in 2002)
Vitamin
Cottage
(Est. 1955 by Margaret & Philip Isely as The Builder's
Foundation; moved headquarters to Lakewood in 1963)
Golden Area History
Colorado Military History Center
Jefferson County Historical Commission