"Golden House & Castle Rock" - 1.07.007

Golden House
Circa 1873

This image is of one of the largest hotels in Golden's history, the Golden House.  It was built where the Armory now stands at the southeast corner of 13th and Arapahoe Streets, in 1870.  In its time it was Golden's premier hostelry, constructed by John J. Bush, whose Italianate mansion can be seen at the roof level in the rear of the Golden House.  The Golden House was originally projected to be taller but builders stopped when the Golden City Brick Works ran out of bricks.  The Golden House and Bush Mansion were destroyed by fire in 1878.