Book of Town Plats

Book of original plats of towns and additions in Jefferson County, Colorado Territory, as filed with the County's Clerk and Recorder.  Collection contains plats of: Kinney's Addition to Golden City (1867); Barber's Addition to Golden City (1867); Johnson Addition to Golden City (1868): Bush and Fisher Addition to Golden City (1870); Smith's New Survey of Golden City (1869); Mt. Vernon Town Site (1867); Arvada Town Site (1870); Welch Addition to Golden (1871); Golden City (1868); Booth Addition to the Town of Golden (1873); Mineral Land Company's Addition to Golden (1873); Strouseville (1874); Barber's 2nd Addition to the Town of Golden (1874); J.T. Holt's Block (1874); Golden Cemetery (1874); Morrison (1874): Berthoud's Addition to Golden (1874); Golden Park Addition (1874); Barber's Addition (undated); Clark's Garden Addition to the City of Golden (1879); Plat of the Town of Buffalo (1881); Lake Side (1882).

The hand-drawn plats include the plat, dedication, notary statement, and descriptions of blocks, lots, alleys and streets. They show streets with original street names, ditches and other water, and railways. Each plat in the collection is 18 x 23 in. and encapsulated in mylar.