Local History and Museums
Listed by city
Arvada
Arvada
Historical Society
Arvada Historical Society meets on the Fourth Tuesday of Each
Month (Except December and theFourth Saturday in August) 7:00
pm, at the McIlvoy House, 7307 Grandview Avenue.
Golden
Astor
House & Clear Creek History Park
822 12th St.
Golden, CO 80401
The Victorian hotel/boardinghouse, built 1867 is on the National
Register of Historic Places. The park offers history-based educational
opportunities interpreting the Golden region during its formative
years, from 1843-1900.
Boettcher
Mansion
This 1917 Arts & Crafts style estate is on the National Register
of Historic Places.
Buffalo
Bill Museum
987 1/2 Lookout Mtn. Road
Golden,CO 80401 (303) 526-0747
Traces the life of William F. CODY, known as "Buffalo Bill"
and the old West. Bill Cody and his wife are both buried on the
grounds.
First
United Methodist Church History
Golden
Pioneer Museum
923 10th St.
Golden,Co 80401 (303) 278-7151
Nostalgia from early days of Golden and Colorado.
Rocky Mountain
Quilt Museum
1111 Washington Ave.
Golden, CO 80401 (303) 277-0377
Evergreen
Hiwan
Homestead Museum
This 18901930 era log lodge is on the National Register
of Historic Places.
Lakewood
Lakewood
Heritage Center
797 S. Wadsworth
Lakewood,CO 80226 (303) 987-7850
The museum displays artifacts and buildings of early Lakewood.
Morrison
Morrison Natural
History Museum
501 Colorado Highway 8
P.O. Box 564
Morrison CO, 80465 (303) 697-1873
Museum exhibits illustrated geological, ecological and wild life
of the Morrison area. Hands-on dinosaur exhibits.>
Dinosaur
Ridge Museum
16831 W Alameda Pkwy
Morrison, CO 80465 (303) 697-3466
This location features historically famous Jurassic dinosaur
bones, such as Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus, discovered in 1877,
and over 300 Cretaceous dinosaur footprints, attributed to ornithopod
and theropod dinosaurs.
Westminster
Westminster
History Site
This site provides a brief history of the city.
Westminster
Historical Society
The Westminster Historical Society meets the 3rd Saturday of
each month at Bowles House Museum, 3924 W 72nd Ave at 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Linda Cherrington 303-426-1858
Wheat Ridge
Wheat
Ridge
4610 Robb Street
Wheat Ridge, CO (303) 421-9111
Historic mansion, farm and school house. |