May 20, 2025
Offsite at the Astor House/Foothills Art Center: The Past, Present, and Future of a Golden Landmark
…a fine stone hotel, fifty feet front, on Second street, has already reached the second story windows, and the work is being pushed with commendable and characteristic energy by the proprietor, Judge Lake. He expects to have it ready for occupancy by the middle of July.
Colorado Transcript – June 12, 1867
THE ASTOR HOUSE has been part of downtown Golden since 1867. It has served as an elegant hotel, a popular boarding house, a museum, and now an Arts Center. The building has had ups and downs along the way, including more than one fire. In 1972, it was nearly demolished to make room for a parking lot. In 2019 the City was looking to sell it to a private party.
Finally, after an extensive remodeling and a big addition, the Astor House has been reborn as the newest part of Foothills Art Center. Join us on May 20th as Golden Beer Talks visits the Astor House and learns about its long and sometimes tumultuous past as well as its exhilarating present and future.
NOTE: We will not be at the Buffalo Rose this month–we will be one block away, at the Astor House!
Foothills Art Center @ The Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (map)
Featured Speakers:
Jasmine Saxon and Jessica Ericson – Jasmine and Jessica worked in the 2021 archaeological dig in the Astor House yard. They will tell us about the history of the building and what they unearthed during the dig.
Marcie Miller – Marcie, a Golden native, practically grew up in the Astor House. Her mother was one of the founding members of Golden Landmarks Association in the early 1970s, and Marcie was involved in their preservation activities from a young age.
Maura Adamson – Maura is the Executive Director of Foothills Art Center. She will tell us about the titanic effort it took to envision, fund, and remodel this latest rendition of the Astor House. She will describe their current activities and future plans.
Featured Brewery: Golden City Brewery
On the Menu: Atomic Cowboy/Fat Sully’s will be selling pizza by the slice!
REMINDER
We will be at the Astor House—NOT the Buffalo Rose—this month. See you on May 20th!
Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street
Golden (MAP)
Please check out podcasts of Past Talks.