At 603 13th Street South, this Gurdwara has been open since 1981. Lacking the typical domes and other embellishment of most Sikh Temples, the two storey stucco and stone building could be mist
Arriving in Golden in the latter part of the nineteenth century, probably in 1880, in 1890 the Sikhs built the first Gurdwara in North America here in Golden. The majority of the Sikhs were employed in the lumber industry, primarily working in lumber mills in Golden. In 1927 a massive fire burned the Columbia River Lumber Company to the ground. As this was the major source of employment in Golden, after unsuccessfully operating a co-operative lumber mill for a time, the Sikhs were forced to move elsewhere to find employment. The land on which the original gurdwara stood reverted to the city and the building was ultimately demolished.
Over the years Sikhs slowly returned to the area and by 1962 67 Sikh families were living in Golden. In 1978 canvassing for finances to build a new Gurdwara began with $115,000 being raised toward the construction. The new Gurdwara building, Gurdwara Sahib, was opened in 1981 and remains open today, providing well known Sikh hospitality to those dropping in on their way from east to west or west to east.
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