The Cason Howell House was built by Cason Howell and his wife Mary, 1870-1874, on 160 acres of farmland acquired by the Howells in 1867. The Howells grew a variety of crops including oats, alfalfa, timothy and fruit trees. They also ran a dairy.

The house was originally red brick, and its architecture is Italianate style. Later, it was covered with stucco. Additions have been made to the South and West sides.

The property is currently owned by the City of Lakewood and functions as a community center for the residents of Willow Glen Senior Housing. The Cason Howell House has been placed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. It is representative of the historic farms, orchards and dairies that existed throughout what is now Lakewood.

The Washington Heights School was built in 1898 on land given to the school district by Thomas M. Patterson. The architecture is Vernacular Masonry with Colonial Revival elements. Additions were made to the structure in 1911-1912 and 1920.

Teachers in the early days of the school's operation were paid a monthly salary of $30 - $80. There was no principal at the school, so troublemakers were sent to Lakewood Elementary School to be disciplined. The O'Kanes and the O'Briens were pioneer families in the area whose children attended the school.

Washington Heights School operated until 1968, and it has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating school in Jefferson County. The school is now owned by the City of Lakewood, and it now serves as a center for arts and crafts classes. It has been placed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.

Joseph Hodgson probably built the Stone House sometime between 1859 & 1864.. A letter from Joseph's brother, William, filed with the Colorado Territorial Land Office stated that Joseph settled on the land in 1859, "since which time he has erected thereon a stone house 28 x 28 feet, one story high, shingle roof, plank floor, 10 doors, and 13 windows, and is a comfortable house to live in. "

The architecture is Vernacular Folk House. The walls are covered with stones from Bear Creek, meticulously chosen for their color and shape. The house had a number of owners until it was sold to the City of Lakewood in 1973. When the City acquired the property, the house was in very poor condition. It was restored, 1975 - 1976, and is now used for special events. The Stone House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, due to its "uniquely appealing scale and character. "

Davies Chuck Wagon Diner was established in 1957 by the Lyman Davies family. The architecture is considered to be that of late 19th and early 20th Century American movement.

The diner is made of pre-fabricated stainless steel. It was shipped from the manufacturer by railroad. The most distinctive feature of the diner is the 240 square foot sign sporting a 17-foot cowboy. A fiberglass horse was placed on top of the building in the early 1960s. The restaurant was run by the Davies family and was open 24 hours, 7 days a week for a period of 14 years. Originally, truckers driving along Colfax, the only east-west highway through town, were the biggest customers.

Jim and Dwayne Clark, who currently own the diner, desire to preserve as much of the original ambiance as possible. It has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a representation of post WWII Americana.

The Peterson House, originally located in the Bear Creek Valley, was built 1872-1885 by Levi and Eunice Debrust. The house, an L-shaped two-story ballooned frame with a front gabled roof is of Gothic Revival architecture. Two additions were made in the 20th Century.

The Peterson family owned and operated the Lakewood Farm Dairy. Although they held title to the land on which the house was located, the Peterson family never occupied the house. The Army Corps of Engineers later purchased the Peterson House. When the house was scheduled for demolition, the City of Lakewood purchased it and moved it to its current location in Belmar Village. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, as being representative of the farming and dairy history of the Bear Creek area.

The World War II Memorial is located on the site of Memorial Field, which is behind the former Lakewood High School. It was built in 1947 as a tribute to Lakewood students who died in World War II. Tony Bohn of Wheat Ridge designed the monument. It honors the following men who fell defending their country: Rags Addenbrooke, Ray Brannaman, John Bray, Dale Broman, D. E. Cline, John Borak, Herman Gerke, James Jellison Jr., Danny Johnson, Kenneth Mayberry, Robert Molham.

The Lakewood Historical Society revitalized the landscaping around the memorial, and the Lakewood Garden Club now maintains it.

The Schupp House was built by August Schupp in 1908. Originally used as a farmhouse, the house is a side-gabled family folk house, representative of the craftsman movement.

August Schupp ran a cigar store in Denver; however, he wanted his family to live away from the city. The property originally comprised 80 acres, including the tracks where the Interurban ran from Denver to Golden. The Schupps grew most of their own food, and the property also had a vine-covered garden house where Mr. Schupp taught German to his children.

The Schupp House represents an early farmhouse in an area where few examples of such a house exist today. The current owner is Bertha A. Drobnick Penn.

The Ward House was originally part of a chicken farm built in 1928. The style of the house is a Depression Era Arts and Crafts farmhouse. It was in use as a chicken farm until 1933.

Maude and Sam Huhn first inhabited the house. Maude was divorced from Al Ward. The chicken farm fell upon hard times during the depression, and Maude's son Milton Ward purchased the property. Maude and Sam moved to a smaller house on the property while Milton and his wife moved to the main house. Milton's wife complained that the house was a "dump" and that it was "out in the sticks. "

Various members of the Ward family continued to live in the house until 1986. Matt and Karen Girard now own the house.

The Hill Section of Golden Hill Cemetery is located near the intersection of W. Colfax Ave. and Union St., on a hill that slopes downward from W. Colfax Ave.

The West Side Benevolent Society purchased the Golden Hill Cemetery in 1908. It basically served as a burial ground for the many Jewish tuberculosis patients who came to Colorado for a cure. Most were patients from the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (JCRS) which was located near Colfax and Pierce Streets. The Hill section was set aside for indigents whose families were unable to afford proper burials.

The entrance to the Hill section is marked by a lynch gate at the eastern end of the cemetery. There were approximately 700 graves identified by metal markers with the names of the deceased written on cards that were inserted into the markers. According to Jewish law, men and women were buried separately.

Over the years, the Hill section was neglected and fell into disrepair compared to the rest of the cemetery, which was well manicured. Recently, there have been efforts to improve the section's appearance. The Hill Section has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It represents the efforts of the Jewish community to provide a dignified burial site for its poorer members.

Mercy Grove, also known as Blue Manor because of the roof made of blue shingles, was built in 1935 for Fred J. Gall. The home also had blue awnings on three sides of the white wooden clapboard house. The architecture is pre-WWII Modern Movement.

In 1946, the Sisters of Mercy purchased the home from Ralph and Harriet Fry. At that time, the structure was remodeled in the Minimal Traditional style. The renovation included the building of a small chapel on the first floor. The home was used by the nuns as a "rest home for Sisters to spend a week or two communing with nature and gathering strength to carry on the hard work for God and humanity. " The sisters sold apples by the roadside from orchards located on the property. They would also have picnics in the orchards. The sisters sold the house to Fred and Katherine Dewey in 1987. Meshelle McKendry now owns it.

The Cline House was built circa 1938. Lakewood pioneers, W. A. H. Loveland and C.C. Welch, owned the land on which it is located, prior to 1900. At that time, land was awarded to railroad developers.

The house is what was called a "kit house. " Mr. Cline ordered a kit from either Sears Roebuck or Montgomery Ward. The house was built near the railroad tracks because it was both convenient and economical to carry the materials off the train.

The structure has had only minor changes throughout the years. Dennis and Deborah Jones currently own the house. The nearby railroad tracks will be used for the Regional Transportation District's Fast Tracks Light Rail project.

The Rose Cottage was built in 1918 on property owned by Abbie Jellison. James Jellison settled the area in 1892. The property encompassed 320 acres, and the family farmed and raised cattle there.

The style of the Rose Cottage is American Folk Cottage. Suzanne Morley bought the house in 1991. The structure, along with its unique interior, was featured in Better Homes and Garden's Cottage Style magazine. The Rose Cottage is significant in that the family of one of Lakewood's early settlers built it.

Panoramic Park is owned jointly by the City of Lakewood and the Colorado Department of Transportation. Two monuments, the Blue Star Memorial Highway and the Abbie Dunston Roadside Park, are located in the park. Both monuments were dedicated June 5, 1961, and they were subsequently vandalized. They were replaced and re-dedicated August 8, 1985.

The Blue Star project was the offspring of a New Jersey garden club that desired to honor WWII veterans. The club proposed a network of memorials along the nation's highways that would beautify the landscape with plants and trees. Colorado was the first state to sign up for the project, and Ruby Neal was in charge of the Blue Star memorials throughout Colorado for 25 years.

The Abbie Dunston Roadside Park was named after a gardener who planted and maintained flowers along the roadside. Abbie's husband, Harry, hauled water to the site to sustain the flowers.

Panoramic Park is significant in that it commemorates people who have made historical contributions to the area.

Addenbrooke Park was the home of the same family for more than 100 years. John Everitt came to the Denver area in 1868-69 with his parents. He staked claims to land south of Alameda Ave. between Garrison and Kipling Streets in 1876. He constructed a house of 12' x 14' canvas framework. The roof was made of tins that Chinese merchants used to ship tea.

John Everitt's grandson, Tom, and his mother, Lura Addenbrooke, built the house that contained the fireplace. Tom was a geologist and a gemologist. He built the fireplace with rocks from every state and some from foreign countries. He also used Native American artifacts found on the property. The City of Lakewood bought 105 acres of the property in 1978. They bought 5 additional acres, including the Addenbrooke house, in 1987. The house was torn down in 1997; only the fireplace and a windmill located nearby remain today.

The Isaac Solomon Synagogue is located on the site of the former Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (JCRS) campus. Dr. Charles Spivak, a Russian immigrant, spearheaded the founding of JCRS. JCRS opened in 1904 with the purpose of housing patients thought to be too ill with tuberculosis to be treated. Patients of all denominations were welcomed no matter what their economic status. When it opened, JCRS consisted of one administrative building and six canvas tents that housed the patients.

Isaac Solomon built the synagogue in 1911 in memory of his son, Jacob, who died of tuberculosis. The original synagogue burned, and the current synagogue was opened in 1926.

The architecture of the synagogue is Moorish style. It is built of red brick with ogee arches and creamy terracotta. It has a flat, parapet roof and gothic windows. There was a library in the rear. The 10' x 12' patient tent has been moved from its original location, and it has been restored. It is believed to be the last remaining intact structure of its kind in the Western United States.

Medical advances in finding a tuberculosis cure caused JCRS to close its doors in 1954. The AMC Cancer Research Center subsequently bought the property, and it is now owned by the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Throughout the years, the synagogue has fallen into disrepair from "benign neglect. " The Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation was created in 2001 to raise funds to renovate, maintain, repair, and restore the structure. For more information, see Isaac Solomon Synagogue.

The synagogue has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.