Avoca Lodge

Avoca Lodge
Location 2690 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates 39°40′5″N 105°4′50″W / 39.66806°N 105.08056°W / 39.66806; -105.08056Coordinates: 39°40′5″N 105°4′50″W / 39.66806°N 105.08056°W / 39.66806; -105.08056
Built 1897
Architectural style Foursquare
NRHP reference # 89002373[1]
CSRHP # 5DV.696
Added to NRHP January 26, 1990

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] It is open to the public rental and for tours.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Iversen, Kristen (1999). Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth. Boulder: Johnson Books. pp. 110–112. ISBN 1555662374.


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