Get To Know The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Built in 1887, Molly Brown House is a home of character with a great history and earned popularity. Margaret "Molly" Brown lived in the Victorian mansion there, on and off, until her death in 1932. Margaret Tobin Brown died of a brain tumor on October 26, 1932, in New York City She was 65 years old. The Browns moved to Denver after they struck-it-rich, and, in 1894, bought a Victorian in the fashionable Capitol Hill neighborhood.

So, next time you're looking for something to do while you're in Denver, I would definitely urge you to go visit the Molly Brown House. Margaret became a founding member of the Denver Woman's Club, part of a network of clubs which advocated literacy, education, suffrage, and human rights in Colorado and throughout the United States.

This March 19, 2012 photo shows the kitchen in the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver. Molly Brown was a real person, but the movie created a myth that the museum, located in Brown's Denver home, attempts to dispel. Much later known as the Unsinkable” Molly Brown, she was a true heroine of her time also remembered as a respected Vacation human-rights activist.

According to Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth , J.J. thought a woman's name should be in the paper just three times: when she's born, when she's married, and when she dies. Inside the home, exhibits showcase the building's notable architecture and Brown's work on historic preservation and children's literacy.

On a Museum tour, learn the stories of the many individuals and groups that shaped the world and the Denver community. To the rear of the residence, in the carriage house, is a new display on the Titanic and Brown`s role in the disaster. Molly Brown giving Captain Arthur Henry Rostron an award for his service in the rescue of Titanic's survivors.

In 1902, it was the governor's mansion for the Governor of Colorado and his family (Maggie invited the governor and his family to use her home while the governor's mansion was undergoing remodeling). Events can be planned at the Molly Brown House, which could provide the perfect motif for your event.

In 1895 the Browns took their family on a tour of Europe, and Maggie found a new world opened up to her. However, once tourists and other fans have been drawn to the buildings, both organizations work hard to present a historical portrayal of the life and homes of Margaret Brown.