Avoca Lodge

Avoca Lodge, known as The Molly Brown Summer House, is a Registered Historic Place 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. It is open to the public for rental and tours.

Avoca Lodge
Avoca Lodge is located in Colorado
Avoca Lodge
Avoca Lodge is located in the United States
Avoca Lodge
Location2690 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°40′5″N 105°4′50″W
Built1897
Architectural styleFoursquare
NRHP reference No.89002373[1]
CSRHP No.5DV.696
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1990

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Iversen, Kristen (1999). Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth. Boulder: Johnson Books. pp. 110–112. ISBN 1555662374.


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