Virtual Golden
Both of today’s library D&D sessions are wait-listed:
1-2:30PM Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners
3:30-5PM Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players
Real World Golden
10AM-1PM Color & Composition with Lea McComas
11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose
12-2:30PM Walk With a Geologist at Dinosaur Ridge
Golden History Moment
If you’ve visited the Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain, you probably think of it as a fine craftsman home, beautifully preserved. It was not always thus.
47 Years Ago
The January 23, 1974 Golden Transcript announced that the Jefferson County Commissioners had allocated $100,000 to begin restoring the building. The mansion had been built in 1917 as a summer home for the Boettcher family. In 1968, Charline Breeden, a granddaughter of the Boettchers and owner of the house, donated it–along with the surrounding 110 acres–to Jefferson County. The gift came with the stipulation that the County must keep it for public use and could not sell it.
The County wasn’t quite sure what to do with it, and during the several years they spent deciding, the house deteriorated and was vandalized. The 1974 Transcript article detailed some of the repairs needed: “roof, broken windows, plaster, heating system, electricity, plumbing, floors, carpeting, exterior and interior painting, new locks, drapes, ventilation, outside steps and porches.”
The house is now rented as a venue for meetings and social events. The grounds form the Lookout Mountain Nature Preserve. The Lookout Mountain Nature Center was originally housed in the mansion’s garage, but is now a stand-alone structure.
Same Issue, Different Article
Do you know where this Golden monument is located? I’ll be writing about this tomorrow.
Many thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
Coronavirus Update
Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
Jefferson County is at Level Orange, “High Risk.” Here’s the most recent Coronavirus report from Jeffco Public Health’s Case Summary Page:
Cases in Jeffco – Thurs: 33,446 | Fri: 33,623 (+177)
Deaths in Jeffco – Thurs: 701 | Fri: 703 (+2)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Thurs: 39 | Fri: 40 (+1)
Known Cases in Golden – Tues: 1254 * | Thurs: 1268 * (+14)
Recovered – Thurs: 31,277 | Fri: 31,455 (+178)
* Golden cases are updated on Monday and Thursday. The other stats are updated Monday through Friday.
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