What Is Golden's Oldest:
Building - Loveland Cottage, 717 12th Street, built in 1859
Citizen - John Tolliver, lived to the age of 107
Church - First United Methodist Church, founded July 17, 1859
Business - Buffalo Rose, established December 1859
Thoroughfare - South Golden Road, dates to before 1859 gold rush
School - Colorado School of Mines, dates to 1870
Public Office - Jefferson County Sheriff, dates to 1859
Lodge - Golden Masonic Lodge, dates to 1860
Storefront - Loveland Block, 1122 Washington Avenue, built in 1863
Museum - Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, established in 1873
Historic Golden Area Entities
First
United Methodist Church
(Est. July 17, 1859 as Golden City Methodist Episcopal Church
by Rev. Jacob Adriance)
Jefferson
County
(Est. 1859 by Jefferson Territory; legally reorganized on November
1, 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)
MillerCoors
(Est. November 24, 1873 as Golden Brewery by Adolph Herman Joseph
Coors & Jacob Schueler; merged in 2008)
Golden
Cemetery
(Est. 1873 by Town of Golden)
Golden
Royal Arch Chapter #5
(Est. May 11, 1875)
George
W. Parfet Estate
(Est. 1875 by George Washington Parfet)
Qwest
Communications
(Est. 1879 as Golden Telephone & Dispatch Company; acquired
by present company)
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. 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. December 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. 1910 as Herold China & Pottery by John J. Herold)
Bank
of the West
(Est. 1910 as Golden Building & Loan; acquired
by present company in 2005)
Olinger
Woods Chapel
(Est. 1913 as Woods-Sanders Mortuary by William Woods & Charles
Sanders; acquired by present company)
Cabrini
Shrine
(Est. 1914 on Lookout Mountain by Frances Xavier Cabrini)
Golden
Library
(Est. 1914 by Golden Library Improvement Association)
Golden
Auto Clinic
(Est. 1920 as Oasis Service Station by Alfons
T. Thuet)
Golden
Chamber of Commerce
(Est. 1920)
Seventh
Day Adventist Church
(Est. June 23, 1920 by Rev. William R. Lauda)
Buffalo
Bill's Grave & Museum
(Est. 1921 on Lookout Mountain by City & County of Denver)
Golden
Kiwanis Club
(Est. December 7, 1921)
Rock
Rest
(Est. circa 1921)
ConocoPhillips
(Est. 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. 1924 as Hotel Berrimoor by Robert Berry)
Chevron
(Est. 1930 in Golden as Texas Company; est. 1958 in Golden as
Chevron; merged in 2001)
Stevinson
Chevrolet
(Est. 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)
Golden
Liquors
(Est. 1934 by Jack Knight)
Safeway
(Est. June 21, 1934 in Golden)
Columbine
Bar
(Est. 1935 in Pleasant View by Mike Hatzis)
Mitchell
Elementary School
(Est. 1936 as Central School by Golden School District #1)
Ace
Hi Tavern
(Est. circa 1938)
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. 1946)
Golden
Motel
(Est. as Martin Courts by Maxine Martin in 1946)
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)
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)