Avoca Lodge
Appearance
Avoca Lodge | |
Location | 2690 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Denver, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 39°40′5″N 105°4′50″W / 39.66806°N 105.08056°W |
Built | 1897 |
Architectural style | Foursquare |
NRHP reference No. | 89002373[1] |
CSRHP No. | 5DV.696 |
Added to NRHP | January 26, 1990 |
Avoca Lodge, known as The Molly Brown Summer House, is located in southwest Denver, Colorado near Bear Creek. The home served as a summer retreat for philanthropist, socialite, and activist Margaret Brown and her husband James Joseph Brown.[2] Brown was known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" because she survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The house is open to the public for rental and tours. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 26, 1990.
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Iversen, Kristen (1999). Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth. Boulder: Johnson Books. pp. 110–112. ISBN 1555662374.
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Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Denver
- Houses in Denver
- Historic house museums in Colorado
- Museums in Denver
- Houses completed in 1897
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
- James Joseph Brown family residences
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- Colorado Registered Historic Place stubs
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