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Arvada
Centennial Farms
Conifer/Hwy. 285 Corridor
Edgewater
Evergreen Area
Golden and Vicinity
I-70 Foothills Corridor
Lakewood
Morrison and Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive
North Fork Historic District and Vicinity
South Jefferson County
Wheat Ridge
Arvada
Arvada Downtown Historic District
Approximate boundaries: Ralston Rd., Teller St., Grandview Ave. & Yukon St.
Arvada Flour Mill Museum (1925)
5590 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. 303-431-1261
Arvada Museum/Center for Arts & Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd. 303-431-3080
Churches Ranch (1864)
17999 W. 60th Ave.
Enterprise Grange No. 25
7203 Simms St.
Gold Strike Park (Ralston Gold Discovery Site - June 22, 1850)
W. 56th Ave. & Benton St.
Reno Park Addition
7799-7899 W. 57th Ave., 7801-7906 Grandview Ave., 7800 and 7844 Ralston Rd., 5603-5720 Yarrow St., 5701-5723 Yukon St., and 5604-5723 Zephyr St.
Russell-Graves House (1899)
5605 Yukon St.
Stocke/Walter Addition
6701-7014 Grandview Ave., 6708-7006 Ralston Rd.
Conifer/Hwy. 285 Corridor
Indian Hills Community Hall/Firehouse
5381 Parmalee Gulch Rd., Indian Hills
Medlen School (1886)
S. Turkey Creek, near Flint Ln.
Meyer-Midway House (Meyer Ranch) (1889)
9345 Hwy. 285, Conifer (private)
Pleasant Park School (1894)
22551 Pleasant Park Rd., Conifer
Edgewater
Orum House Museum (1900s)
2444 Depew 303-234-9567
Evergreen Area
Corwina/Pence/O' Fallon Parks (1916-1938) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Kittredge 303-697-4545
Dedisse Park (1919) (Denver Mountain Parks)
29614 Upper Bear Creek Rd., Evergreen 303-697-4545
Evergreen Conference District
Hwy. 74 & Bear Creek, Evergreen
Everhardt Ranch/Herzman Ranch (1863)
Lone Peak Dr. & Mountain Park Rd.
Hiwan Homestead Museum (1886)
4208 S. Timbervale Dr., Evergreen 303-674-6262
Golden and Vicinity
12th Street Historic District
Between Maple & Arapahoe Streets
Astor House Museum (1867)
822 12th St. 303-278-3557
Calvary Episcopal Church (1867)
1300-1320 Arapahoe St. 303-279-2188
Camp George West Historic District
Ammunition Igloo (1940)
Colorado Amphitheater (1935)
15000 S. Golden Rd. 303-397-3082
Clear Creek History Park (1870s)
1029 11th St. 303-278-3557
Colorado National Guard Armory Building (1913)
13th & Arapahoe St. 303-278-7151
Colorado Railroad Museum
Railroad Motor Cars
Locomotives and Railroad Cars
17155 W. 44th Ave. 303-279-4591
Foothills Art Center (1872-1899)
809 15th St. 303-279-3922
Geology Museum-Colorado School of Mines
16th & Maple Streets 303-273-3815
Golden High School (1924)
710 10th St.
American Mountaineering Center, 303-279-3080
Colorado Mountain Club, 303-273-3815
Golden History Center
923 10th St. 303-278-7151
Golden Welcome Arch
1112 and 1113 Washington Ave.
Herman Coors House (1910)
1817 Arapahoe St.
Loveland Building/Coors Building (1866/1906)
1122/1120 Washington Ave.
National Earthquake Center
1711 Illinois St. (call for tours) 303-273-8500
Oscar Barber House (1872)
714 Cheyenne St.
Quaintance Block (1923)
805 13th St.
Queen of Heaven Orphanage Summer Camp
20189 Cabrini Blvd.
Rocky Flats Plant
Hwy. 93 & Cactus 303-966-7000
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
1111 Washington St. 303-277-0377
Tallman Ranch (1870s)
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
I-70 Foothills Corridor
Bergen Park (1917) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Exit 252, Hwy. 74 & Co. Rd. 103, Bergen Park 303-697-4545
Boettcher Mansion (1917)
Exit 256, 900 Colorow Rd., Lookout Mtn. 303-526-0855
Buffalo Bill Cody's Grave and Museum
Exit 256, 987-1/2 Lookout Mountain Rd. 303-526-0747
Colorow Point Park (1915) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Exit 256, 900 Colorow Rd., Lookout Mtn. 303-697-4545
Fillius Park (1914) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Exit 252, Hwy. 74, Bergen Park 303-697-4545
Genesee Park (Buffalo Herd) (1914-1918) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Exit 254, 303-697-4545
Gifford/Thiede Ranch (1870s)
Exit 256, 22258 Shingle Creek Rd. (private)
Humphrey House (1883)
Exit 252, 620 S. Soda Creek Rd., Bergen Park
Katherine Craig Park (1937) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Exit 256 303-697-4545
Lariat Trail Scenic Mountain Drive (1914)
Exit 256, Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain Nature Center
Exit 256, 910 Colorow Rd., Lookout Mtn. 303-526-0594
Lookout Mountain Park (1917) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Exit 256, 987 Lookout Mountain Rd. 303-697-4545
Magic Mountain Archaeological Site
Exit 257, Hwy. 40, northern edge of Heritage Square
Mount Vernon Ranch House (1860)
Exit 257, Hwy. 26, Morrison (private)
Lakewood
Cason Howell House (1874)
1575 Kipling St. 303-526-0594
Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner (1957)
9495 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver & Intermountain Railroad Interurban No. 25
Federal Center, W. 5th Ave. & Kipling St.
Denver Federal Center
Building 710, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
Office of Civil Defense, Emergency Operations
Golden Hill Cemetery, Hill Section (1908)
12000 W. Colfax Ave.
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society Historic District (1904)
1600 Pierce St. 303-233-6501
Lakewood's Heritage Center
Peterson House (1880)
797 S. Wadsworth Blvd. 303-987-7850
Schnell Farm (1891)
3113 S. Wadsworth Blvd.
Stone House (1860)
2800 S. Estes St.. 303-987-7800
Washington Heights School (1889)
6375 W. 1st Ave. 303-237-7407
Morrison and Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive
Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive
Bear Creek Canyon Park, Hwy. 74, west of Morrison
Dinosaur Ridge (Dinosaur Tracks)
Alameda Pkwy. (Hwy. 26) north of Morrison
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge 303-697-3466
Little Park (1917) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Hwy. 74, between Kittredge & Idledale 303-697-4545
Morrison Heritage Museum
110-1/2 Stone St., 303-697-1873
Morrison Historic District
321 Hwy. 8 303-697-8749
Morrison Natural History Museum
501 Hwy. 8 303-697-1873
Morrison School House (1875)
226 Spring St.
Red Rocks Historic District (1927) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Red Rocks Park, 16351 Hwy. 93 303-697-4545
Rooney Ranch (1860)
Hwy. 26 & Rooney Rd. (private)
Starbuck Park (1916) (Denver Mountain Parks)
Hwy. 74, west of Idledale 303-697-4545
North Fork Historic District and Vicinity
Pine-Buffalo Creek-South Platte
Hwy. 126 and County Rd. 96
Blue Jay Inn (1880)
Hwy. 126, Buffalo Creek
Green Mercantile Store (1898)
Hwy. 126 & River Rd. (County Rd. 96), Buffalo Creek
Green Mountain Ranch (1890s)
Hwy. 126, south of Buffalo Creek
La Hacienda/Jerome Summer Estate (1902)
Hwy. 126, Buffalo Creek
Pine Valley/Baehr Lodge Pine Valley Ranch Park
Hwy. 126 near Pine
Silver Spruce Ranch (1872)
20973 Wellington Rd., Bailey
South Jefferson County
Army Corps of Engineers Museum
9307 S. Wadsworth (Hwy. 121) 303-979-4120
Bradford House III Archaeological Site
Bradford-Perley House (1860)
North Ranch at Ken-Caryl, Killdeer Ln.
c/o Ken-Caryl Ranch Historical Society 303-979-1876
Chatfield Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Hildebrand Ranch (1860s)
8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd. 303-973-3705
Wheat Ridge
Richards-Hart Estate (1877)
5349 W. 27th Ave. 303-235-2877
Tower of Memories (1926)
Crown Hill Cemetery
W. 29th Ave. & Wadsworth Blvd. 303-233-4611
Wheat Ridge Historic Park & Museum
Coulehan-Johnson Cabin (1859)
Pioneer Sod House (1880)
First Post Office (1913)
4610 Robb St. 303-421-9111
Centennial Farms
Farms and ranches that have been owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years. They must consist of 160 acres of land or have gross yearly sales of at least $1,000.
Baughman Family, 1886
Church Ranch, 1869
Hogan Farm, 1876
Rooney Ranch, 1859
Schnell Farm, 1889
