The Molly Brown House

HISTORY


The Molly Brown House is located at 1340 Pennsylvania Street. The house was never originally built for the Browns. Instead William Lang designed the home for Isaac and Mary Large. After some time the Larges sold their home to the Browns. Upon the death of Molly’s husband the house was used in many different ways. Boarding houses and renters soon occupied the home for quite some time. After Molly’s death, the house was up for grabs. Other owners took the house and made moderate changes. In the 1960’s the city of Denver wanted to demolish the house to make room for apartment buildings and parking lots. Thanks to Ann Love, who was able to turn the house into a historical landmark the house sill stands today!
http://mollybrown.org/househistory.asp





On Location

When you first walk up to the Molly Brown house you seem to second guess yourself about if you’re in the right place. It certainly doesn’t look like a typical “museum”. The Molly Brown house is a Victorian style house that has a lot of character. The outer side of the house is built with rhyolite stone. Rhyolie stone is said to be 36 million years old. The rock was deposited after Mt. Saint Helens erupted. The location of the rock is in Castle Rock where it has been mined for over 125 years. This stone creates a “jagged” type of appearance. To shade some of the ruggedness there was red sandstone laid in some areas. Different types of wood complement the house, mostly dark. Stained glass windows also complement the house. I’m not sure if these windows have been replaced or not. Newer additions have been added since the construction of house including a retaining wall, which is needed because of shifting and mass wasting. This house is beautiful.

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