THOMAS GOW and
his wife, Mary were prominent Golden pioneers. They
raised five children in this comfortable home.
BUFFALO BILL
(William Cody) was a friend and visitor to Thomas Gow's
house, and allowed Gow's young daughter, Jessie, to ride
his horse.
JAMES GOW,
architect ot Golden's unique, turreted Armory Building &
several other historical sites, lived here. He hauled
3300 wagon loads of rock, making the Armory the U.S.'s
largest cobblestone building.
ALICE GOW, owner
at the turn of the century, was an artist, and a career
woman, ahead of her time. She was a map illustrator for
the U.S. Government, and author of "Pictorial Toasts
Reminiscent of the Gay 90's".
PANSY HOOK, a
well known and revered Golden resident, and curator of
the Golden Pioneer Museum for 28 years, was the last of
five generations of Gow-Hooks to reside in the house
until the 1980's
