Zoning Commercial Property and Commercial Property for Sale

Drone view of Golden with a dusting of snow, taken from the north end of town looking south — *Golden Eye Candy – Patrick Klein – Snow in the Valley – enlarge*

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?

6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10AM Wild West Short Tour
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
11:15-11:45AM Family Time @ Golden Library
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
12PM Wild West Walking History Tour

4:20PM Ribbon Cutting @ Vert’s Neighborhood Dispensary

6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
Last year, the Planning Department rolled out new zoning code for residential parts of town. This year they’ve been working on new zoning code for the commercial and mixed use areas. The Planning Commission will review the proposed changes tonight. If you live in or near one of those areas, you might want to review tonight’s meeting packet to see what’s in store. To see which areas are being discussed, check the Building Form Zone Map for Commercial and Mixed Use Areas. (It’s a very large document, so may take a while to download.)

10:34PM Full Moon

LIVE MUSIC

6-9PM Johnny O @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)

6-9PM Bunny Blake @ Miners Saloon

6-9PM Open Mic Night @ Morris & Mae

GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT

advertisement offering the Rock Flour Mill for sale — *Advertisement from the Colorado Transcript – April 5, 1899*

124 Years Ago
This advertisement from the April 5, 1899 Colorado Transcript offered the Rock Flour Mill for sale at a price of $8,000.

photo showing the Rock Flower Mill on 9th Street with water in the flume and Castle Rock in the background — *Rock Flour Mill, located at 9th and Cheyenne from 1867-1963 – Golden History Museum Collection –* – enlarge

The Rock Flour Mill opened in November of 1867. Many local farmers were growing wheat at that time, which often did well even on unirrigated land. The Mill purchased wheat by the bushel and sold the flour to regional grocery stores. Founder Jonas Barber and his son Oscar owned and operated the mill from 1867-1884. After that, it passed into other hands.

1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance map showing the location of the Rock Flour Mill. The flume that powered the mill also appears on the map. At that time, Cheyenne Street was called “Camp” and 9th Street was “Garrison.” – enlarge

The Rock Flour Mill was powered by a mill race–a channel of water diverted from Clear Creek. The mill race also powered the Golden Paper Mill, which was located just west of the Flour Mill.

the flume that powered the Rock Flour Mill — *The water that powered the Rock Flour Mill was rerouted from Clear Creek a few hundred feet upstream– Golden History Museum Collection – enlarge*

Flour milling was a somewhat seasonal business, subject to the grain harvest and the flow of water in the flume. The mill was actively producing flour into the 1930s, but then dropped out of the news, so I’m not sure when it was last used to grind flour. For many years after World War II, the building was used for storage and carpenter shops. It was razed in 1963. The flour mill’s warehouse was located on the other side of Cheyenne Street and is still there.

*The Rock Flour Mill’s warehouse, located at 8th and Cheyenne* – Photo from Google Maps

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!