This is an early beta version that’s still a work in progress. We hope to develop and refine the contents going forward. In the meantime, we’re making it fully available to the public as-is. Started by the Jefferson County Historical Commission in the 1990s, it was transferred to the Golden History Museum-City of Golden in 2020.
Crown Hill Cemetery
| Address | W. 26th to W. 32nd Ave., between Wadsworth Blvd. & Estes St., Wheat Ridge, 80215 |
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| Quad | Arvada, 1965 (1980) |
| Section | S26&29, T3S, R69W |
| Elevation | 5500 |
| Source | Crown Hill Cemetery Records; Denver District Court Division II Proceedings #60052, May 13, 1936; State Engineer's "Water Rights Report," p. 391, June 1989. |
| Other | Tower of Memories, Crown Hill Burial Park, Olinger Crown Hill |
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| Initialdate | 1992-07-08 00:00:00-06 |
| Person | RSR |
| Latestdate | 2012-12-17 00:00:00-07 |
| Person2 | REL |
| History | The name is descriptive of the site on "crown of hill." The cemetery is on part of the Henry Lee homestead and was purchased from Margaret Lee in 1908. Filled incorporation officers: Delos Chapel, Hugh Aderman, George W. Olinger, Julius Gunter, Vernon J. Davis. This is the site of the Tower of Memories, the Crown Hill Mortuary, and the Crown Hill Mausoleums. Crown Hill Burial park was added to the National Register of Historic Place on July 24, 2008 (5JF.4502). The Tower of Memories is separately listed on the National Register and was added on September 25, 1987 (5JF.467). |
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| Lifecyclestatus | Active |