New Mural, Farmers Market, Coffee with Councilors, and…a Mausoleum?

*Golden Eye Candy – Jesse Crock finishing Golden’s newest mural, behind the Trailhead Taphouse at 12th and Miners Alley – Click to enlarge*

Coronavirus Update

Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden

Jefferson County’s case count page says that as of 3PM yesterday, there have been 2,775 cases in Jefferson County (up from 2,734). There have been 179 deaths (up from 178) and 376 have been hospitalized (up from 375). There are 240 known cases in Golden (up from 232).

**Cases of COVID-19** – Click to visit the JCPH page

The Safer at Home protocol is in effect. Check the City’s site to learn more about what that entails. Everyone is still requested to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth when leaving the house. City and County fire restrictions are in place.

Clear Creek is open for Kayaks and Canoes. Learn more….

Virtual Golden

9:30AM Virtual Coffee with Real Councilors Trout and Brown
Join the Zoom Meeting online. Or you can join by phone only by calling 346-248-7799. Meeting ID: 879 6655 6005 Password: 742373

Real Life Golden

Downtown Golden is closed to traffic and very much open to outdoor dining.

8AM-1PM The Golden Farmers Market opens today. Check their website to learn more about safety protocols.
9AM-3PM Coronavirus Antibody Testing at Calvary Church by appointment
9-11:30AM Walk with a Geologist at Dinosaur Ridge

LIVE MUSIC:
2PM Austin Williams & the Storytellers at Buffalo Rose
4-8PM Boomers at Wrigley’s Chicago Bar & Grill
5PM The Long Run at Dirty Dogs Roadhouse

Preview of Sunday Events

2PM Golden Vigil and March for Black Lives in Parfet Park

Golden History Moment

*Furniss Blacksmithing Shop and Nazarene Church at 10th and Washington – Dan Abbott Collection – Click to enlarge*

I recently had the opportunity to look through author Dan Abbott’s collection of Golden photos. The one above really caught my attention. These two buildings were located on the southwest corner of 10th and Washington (where the Visitors Center now stands). I was interested in seeing a blacksmith shop in downtown Golden, of course, but I was really puzzled by the small building beyond it. I thought it looked like a mausoleum.

*“Washington Ave. in the mid-Twenties” from the Golden Transcript, June 22, 1972. Nazarene Church is on the far left.*

It took a lot of research, but I finally figured out that it was a Nazarene church. Old Transcript articles informed me that it was built on that location in 1924.

*Nazarene Church in 1960 from the Golden History Museum collection*

In 1940, it was extensively remodeled. The vestibule was enlarged and a tall front facade was added. The style was intended to be “Spanish-Colonial and Moorish.” It was inspired by a church the pastor had seen in the Holy Land. The church was enlarged again in 1949. By 1951, the blacksmith shop had been replaced by a Frontier gas station. In September of 1959, the station was ready to expand and bought the Nazarene church property.

*The “new” (1960) Nazarene Church – photo from Google Maps*

The congregation moved quickly in building their replacement church. They acquired property at 17455 W. 16th Avenue, broke ground in October of 1959, and held their first services in the new church in January, 1960.