Historic Preservation Projects

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The history of the City of Golden is the backdrop to the vibrant and unique community that thrives today. The story of Golden is displayed prominently in its build environment: from the table top mountains, to charming Washington Avenue, and quaint historic neighborhoods. The preservation of Golden’s historic resources helps the community and visitors connect with the City’s history. The City has three locally designated historic districts, the 8th and 9th Street District, the 12th Street District, and the East Street District and many individually designated structures.

Historic Preservation Board Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and determine the merits of sites for historic preservation designation.
  • Conduct Certificate of Appropriateness Review for work on designated sites or districts.
  • Preparing, or causing to be prepared, a comprehensive inventory of the essential structures, priority structures, and preservation areas within designated historic sites or districts.
  • Increase public awareness of the value of historic, architectural and cultural preservation.
  • Evaluate and comment on decisions by other public agencies affecting the physical development and land use patterns in or affecting designated historic sites.
  • Make recommendation to the City Council regarding:
    • The utilization of grants from Federal and State agencies, private groups, and individuals to promote the preservation of historic or architecturally significant structures in Golden.
    • The acquisition of façade easements and the imposition of other restrictions for purposes of historic preservation.
    • Property contracts for the purpose of historic preservation where private preservation is not feasible.
  • Any other function which may be designated by resolution of the City Council.

The Historic Preservation Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month to hold any scheduled public hearings or hold any study session. These meetings take place in City Council Chambers, City Hall, 911 10th Street in Golden at 6:30 p.m.

To view agendas of upcoming meetings or view minutes or stream audio of meetings, visit our Agenda, Minutes, Web Casts, Schedule page.

The history of the City of Golden is the backdrop to the vibrant and unique community that thrives today. The story of Golden is displayed prominently in its build environment: from the table top mountains, to charming Washington Avenue, and quaint historic neighborhoods. The preservation of Golden’s historic resources helps the community and visitors connect with the City’s history. The City has three locally designated historic districts, the 8th and 9th Street District, the 12th Street District, and the East Street District and many individually designated structures.

Historic Preservation Board Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and determine the merits of sites for historic preservation designation.
  • Conduct Certificate of Appropriateness Review for work on designated sites or districts.
  • Preparing, or causing to be prepared, a comprehensive inventory of the essential structures, priority structures, and preservation areas within designated historic sites or districts.
  • Increase public awareness of the value of historic, architectural and cultural preservation.
  • Evaluate and comment on decisions by other public agencies affecting the physical development and land use patterns in or affecting designated historic sites.
  • Make recommendation to the City Council regarding:
    • The utilization of grants from Federal and State agencies, private groups, and individuals to promote the preservation of historic or architecturally significant structures in Golden.
    • The acquisition of façade easements and the imposition of other restrictions for purposes of historic preservation.
    • Property contracts for the purpose of historic preservation where private preservation is not feasible.
  • Any other function which may be designated by resolution of the City Council.

The Historic Preservation Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month to hold any scheduled public hearings or hold any study session. These meetings take place in City Council Chambers, City Hall, 911 10th Street in Golden at 6:30 p.m.

To view agendas of upcoming meetings or view minutes or stream audio of meetings, visit our Agenda, Minutes, Web Casts, Schedule page.

  • HPB 24-03: Certificate of Appropriateness-405 18th Street

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    The Historic Preservation Board of the City of Golden will hold a Public Hearing at a meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. at Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, Colorado to review a certificate of appropriateness for alternations to 405 18th Street that include a new façade for the house, an alteration to the front porch and a new detached accessory structure in the rear for a garage and accessory dwelling unit.

    Comments may be submitted at the meeting or via the following:

    • By mail to: City of Golden Planning Department, 1445 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401
    • By email: HPB@cityofgolden.net
    • All interested persons are invited to comment by written communication to the Planning Department, City of Golden, 1445 10th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401 prior to 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

    House Plans

    Garage Plans

  • HPB 24-02 807 13th Street: Historic Landmark Designation

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    The Historic Preservation Board of the City of Golden will hold a Public Hearing at a meeting on Wednesday, March 13 2024 at 6:30 P.M. at Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street to review and make a recommendation regarding an application requesting a historic Landmark Designation for 807 13th Street, the Piggly Wiggly.

  • HPB 24-01 805 13th Street Landmark Designation

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    The Historic Preservation Board of the City of Golden will hold a Public Hearing at a meeting on Wednesday, March 13 2024 at 6:30 P.M. at Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street to review and make a recommendation regarding an application requesting historic a Landmark Designation for 805 13th Street, the Quaintance Block.

  • HPB22-11 - Demolition - CoorsTek/Clayworks 600 9th Street - Under Construction

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    The Historic Preservation Board moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness at the meeting on November 7, 2022 with the following conditions:

    1. Noting that many of the buildings are enclosed and enveloped within portions of site that will be demolished, staff recommend HPB request a status report that contains documentation of the demolitions of buildings 1, 2, 3 and 4 after the requested partial demolition is completed.

    2. It is recommended that the façade on Ford Street be rehabilitated to the extent feasible, especially the exposed red brick; multi-light wood windows; arched brick window hoods; and denticulated brick cornice.

    3. Additionally, it is recommended that materials extracted from these demolitions be used adaptively on new construction projects on the site, if is environmentally safe to do so.

    4. Adaptive reuse should incorporate the rehabilitation of the following character-defining features: exposed red brick, multi-light wood windows, arched brick window hoods, denticulated brick cornice, concrete exteriors, multi-light industrial steel windows, recessed window bays, and exposed concrete structural elements.

    5. New additions or alterations should be complementary and compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing of retained historic buildings constructed during the period of significance. They should also be clearly differentiated and expressive of a contemporary architectural language in order to protect the integrity of the historic fabric and ensure clarity in the definition of old and new.

    6. The Applicant use U.S. Department of the Interior for the Treatment of Historic Properties- Secretary of the Interior Standard for Rehabilitation when rehabilitating any portions of Buildings 1, 2, 3, and 4.

    CoorsTek has submitted an application for partial demolition and full demolition of many buildings on their campus in preparation for redevelopment. In conformance with their recently approved zoning a site context report, architectural inventory forms and an application has been received for review by the Historic Preservation Board on November 7, 2022. Please note the meeting will be held a 1445 10th Street and not live streamed due to elections.

    Site Context Report

    Demolition Application

    Staff Report

  • HPB21-05 - Certificate of Appropriateness - Astor House 822 12th St - Under Construction

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    On June 7, 2021, the Historic Preservation Board held a hearing to review the revised addition to the Astor House, submitted by the Foothills Art Center. The Board determined that after addressing comments related to the materials, massing and size of the addition, the now brick and glass addition meets the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation, Standards for Additions and Alterations and the City’s Historic Guidelines. The site development plan for the Foothills Art Center’s use of the Astor House will be reviewed the City’s Planning Commission later this summer.

    Resolution


    The Historic Preservation Board of the City of Golden will hold a Public Hearing at a meeting on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 6:30 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 911 10th Street Golden, CO 80401.

    The meeting will be streamed live on the City Website Meetings and Agendas page.


    On May 3, 2021, the Historic Preservation Board reviewed the Certificate of Appropriateness for the rehabilitation of the Astor House and the new addition proposed by Foothills Art Center. The Board’s discussion resulted in a continuation of the item to June 7, 2021 with some ideas for the Foothills to reconsider with a revised addition. The Board’s input on the proposal:

    • Consider a different façade material for the addition, a material that is present in the 12th Street Historic District.
    • Consider more defined faux or removable windows for the addition to provide flexibility for the space in the future and lessen the appearance of the massing, while still allowing the space to be used as a gallery.
    • Consider other architectural techniques to minimize the appearance of the massing of the addition.
    • Consider revising the floor plan of the addition to lessen the protrusion of the addition into the yard area.

    Astor House Plans

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