About Us   •   Our Mission   •   Boettcher Mansion The Colorado Arts & Crafts Society, founded in 1997, maintains its Research Library at the historic Boettcher Mansion. This Craftsman-style landmark on top of Lookout Mountain in Golden, was built as a seasonal retreat for Charles Boettcher in 1917. The stone, stucco and timber Mansion sits within a 112-acre Nature Preserve and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Now used as a special events site and conference center, the interior is resplendent with Stickley, Roycroft and other Mission-style furnishings, historic paint colors and Arts & Crafts-inspired wallpaper and stencil patterns. The Mansion recently completed a multi-faceted $3.1 million Capital Improvement Plan, with construction of a compatible kitchen/storage addition and garden shed, many mechanical improvements (air-conditioning and snowmelt systems), and a period garden with native xeriscape plants, recycled flagstone and ambient lighting.  A new slate (fireproof) roof with copper trim and gutters has already replaced the old cedar shakes seen on the roof (above).