Molly Brown House Museum Historic Denver

Built in 1887, Molly Brown House is a home of character with a great history and earned popularity. The nickname Molly” came posthumously from a 1960 Broadway play and musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” The play was based on a Denver Post writer's book, and a film adaptation was released in 1964. Based on Margaret Brown's own records and some photos of the property, they have reconstructed what the house looked like when the Browns lived there, using some of their own furnishings as well as antiques from the time.

Molly Brown also appears in James Cameron's "Titanic," portrayed by Kathy Bates. The group restored the house to how it looked when the Browns lived in it and organized 45-minute tours during which visitors could see the original furnishings and memorabilia.

Molly Brown's house can be found in the fashionable Capitol Hill area, on the corner of Pennsylvania Street and 13th Street. The house continued to deteriorate and by 1970 was set for demolition, but a group of concerned citizens formed Historic Denver, Inc., raising the funds for the house to be restored to its former glory.

One of the best historical tours I've been on. The guide wove architecture and historical artifacts together to tell the story of Molly Brown and the early 20th century. At the time of the Great Depression, the place became a boarding house that ran until Margaret's death.

Visitors to the Molly Brown House Museum praise it as one of the most beautiful examples of Victorian architecture in the city. Years after gaining fame as the strong-willed survivor aboard the Titanic, Molly Brown established herself as a world traveler with strong affections for the fine arts.

Molly Brown helped found the Denver Woman's Club and worked for juvenile courts. Restored the house as close as possible to Travel its original state and collected many of the Brown family's original furnishings from the late 1800s. Molly” Brown - who really only went by Margaret or Maggie, is most famous for surviving the 1912 sinking of the Titanic after the ocean-liner hit an iceberg.

The exhibits illustrate Margaret Brown's life there between 1894 and 1912. Around Denver, Margaret Brown fundraised for Denver's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (completed in 1911). As a result of their new wealth, the family moved to Denver in 1894 and purchased the mansion that is now known as the Molly Brown House Museum.