Molly Brown House Museum Reviews

Molly Brown (Margaret Tobin) was born on 18 July 1867,1 in Hannibal, Missouri, the daughter of John Tobin and Johanna Collins (2), both Irish immigrants. Margaret Tobin Brown (July 18, 1867 - October 26, 1932) was an American socialite, philanthropist, and activist who became famous as one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic She worked actively to protect the rights of women, children, and minorities.

The Heroine of the Titanic: A Tale Both True and Otherwise of the Life of Molly Brown. The Molly Brown House is one of the most well-known haunted houses in Colorado, and is open year round for tours. By the time Margaret Tobin Brown boarded Titanic at Cherbourg, France, she had already made a significant impact in the world.

This March 19, 2012 photo shows the kitchen in the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver. Molly Brown was a real person, but the movie created a myth that the museum, located in Brown's Denver home, attempts to dispel. Much later known as the Unsinkable” Molly Brown, she was a true heroine of her time also remembered as a respected human-rights activist.

Born on July 18, 1867, in Hannibal, Missouri, Margaret Tobin was the second of four children born to John and Johanna Collins Tobin. Molly is often referred to as the Unsinkable Molly Brown, a nickname she Margaret Brown was given after she rowed a lifeboat for seven and a half hours to reach safety after the sinking of the Titanic.

When the marriage ended, Molly Brown spent less and less time in Denver and decided to rent out their house to various families for many years until the Great Depression, when she was forced to turn the house into a boarding facility. Molly Brown (1867-1932) was born Margaret Molly” Tobin in Hannibal, MO. Two of her five siblings had gone to Colorado to seek their fortunes in mining.

At the end of the 1890s, Margaret and James decided to settle in Denver, so they bought a house that was designed in stunning Victorian style. The house has been owned by several people since Margaret's death, but the organization Historic Denver Inc. Having survived the sinking of Titanic in 1912 she went on to become one of the most famous personalities in the nation, even earning the nickname the unsinkable Molly Brown” for her heroic efforts in saving passengers on the ill fated ship.

Finally in 1970, local citizens organized Historic Denver to preserve the Molly Brown House and open it as a museum. Another entity that roams the house is that of a Victorian dressed female who enjoys sitting at the dining room table and sometimes rearranges the chairs.