First Presbyterian Church of Golden (Foothills Art Center)
Jefferson County
The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red brick, the buildings reflect popular architectural styles of the period. The 1872 Gothic style church was built on land donated by W.A.H. Loveland. A bell tower and two additions were completed in 1898, and the church was expanded again in 1947.
First Presbyterian Church of Golden (Foothills Art Center) (1991 photograph.)
The 1892 Queen Anne style manse features a wood shingled second floor and a two-story rounded corner tower with an onion dome roof. In 1899, P.O. Unger purchased the two lots south of the church and arranged for the construction of a two-story Queen Anne style residence, featuring a wraparound porch and a rounded corner tower with a conical roof. Organizers of the Foothills Art Center purchased the church and manse in the late 1960s, and the Unger House was added to the complex in 1984.