| History | Richard Cole Cannon was the great-grandson of Lyman H. Cole, who purchased 1,000 acres of ranch/farm land in the Arvada area in 1880. Eight hundred acres of the Cole property was lost in the 1893 depression, only two hundred acres was passed on to his son Alvarado Brown Cole. A contract between the City of Arvada and NJMRPD was agreed to on October 28, 1957 for 14.5 acres of Emma Louise Cheatley's and Richard Cole Cannon's property. North Jeffco gave the city certain water rights in exchange for 20 years free rent. The North Jeffco Center Park Building was constructed by Boulder Architectural Steel Buildings Corp. and the dedication was held at 9101 Ralston Road on March 5, 1960.The original building consisted of an all purpose room, District Administration Offices, Assembly Room , Arts and Craft Room, Kitchen, Utility Room and Rest Rooms. |
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