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After 2 million visitors, Molly Brown House gets rehab

By 09/25/2015 | updated 11 years ago
 

Historic Denver last week launched an extensive rehabilitation and restoration project at the venerable Molly Brown House Museum on Denver’s Capitol Hill.The preservation organization is also launching a $2 million building campaign. “”Without Historic Denver, much of the character that defines our unique city would have been lost forever,” said David and Stephanie Tryba, co-chairs of the campaign. “The Capital & Capacity-Building Campaign will help to ensure that our rich history remains the foundation for the future growth of our extraordinary city.”

Kristine Hoehn of Hoehn Architects PC, top left, inspects a patch of the front porch of the Molly Brown House Museum as Historic Denver kicks off the first major restoration of the historic Capital Hill structure on Sept. 17. After serving more than 2 million visitors since 1970, the house – once home to the legendary Titanic survivor – will be restored from the iconic front porch to the stained glass windows. Photo by Jennifer Goodland/The Colorado Statesman
Diane Klopfenstein, Fran Schilt, and Florence Jones celebrate the start of an extensive restoration project at Capitol Hill’s historic Molly Brown House on Sept. 17 in Denver. All three have volunteered at the house for years in admiration of Margaret Tobin Brown. Says Jones, “She was way ahead of her time.” The museum, at 1340 Pennsylvania St., will remain open during the project.Photo by Jennifer Goodland/The Colorado Statesman
The porch of the Molly Brown House Museum may be the most visible aspect of the restoration project from the street, but the carriage house also needs a new roof.Photo by Jennifer Goodland/The Colorado Statesman
 
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