Built in the late 1800s by architect William A. Lang, this Queen Anne style structure is a blend of several popular Victorian styles to make one incredible home. The residence originally belonged to Mary and Isaac Large until they were forced to sell the home after suffering from some financial issues. J.J. Brown purchased the home for $30,000 in 1894. Since Margaret frequently traveled, she would often rent out the home while she was away, even allowing the governor of Colorado and his family to stay there while their mansion underwent renovations. By 1926, Brown had the home turned into a boarding house and appointed the housekeeper to supervise the building. After Margaret Molly Brown’s death in 1932, the home would go on to be used as a men’s rooming house, a Hull House settlement, and would even later become apartments available to rent. By the year 1970, the home was in such bad shape from years of deterioration that it was nearly demolished until a group of locals established Historic Denver, Inc. and raised enough funds to restore the home and rescue the historical property from being torn down. Photos taken in 1910 were used to help reconstruct the home and deliver it back to its former glory.

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