The Molly Brown House Museum in Denver, Colorado is a testament to the way that life was lived by the very select few that made their millions in the railroads and mountains in the late 1800's. This Victorian inspired home is one of the last remaining like it throughout the country. The house itself is designed in a Classic Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque design. The home was built for Isaac and Mary Large. It features stained glass windows, various ornamental wood panels, red sandstone and lavish details for the time period.
Throughout the time period following the home's construction, the Large family would remain in it, until they were forced to sell due to the silver crash. Later, the Brown family would own and then rent the home. Over the years, it changed hands and purposes many times, each time falling into a less than perfect state. By the time people were working to restore the home, it was in the 1960's and the home was in great despair. Nevertheless, they worked to restore it, painstakingly, to its original splendor.
Today, the Molly Brown House stands in its restored and beautiful splendor and is carefully managed as a museum of sorts. Guests are welcome to visit and tour the mansion as well as to see various exhibits and collections from that time period. Educational resources, tours, and private events are often held to help showcase what this time period was like and to tell the story of Molly Brown herself.
