The Auraria Townsite and Ninth Street Historic Park, Denver, Colorado

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The Auraria Townsite and Ninth Street Historic Park

Comprised of 1 city block and 14 homes, the Ninth Street Historic Park preserves homes built between 1872 and 1906. It is located on the Auraria Campus, which holds the colleges of the University of Colorado Denver, the Community College of Denver and the Metropolitan State College of Denver.

In 1858, the town was established by William Green Russell and his brothers who had discovered gold in the nearby area. The first two houses were built in 1872.

The park is the oldest restored residential area within the City of Denver. The block was saved from demolition due to a grassroots movement in the 1970s. The park officially opened in 1977.

Historical Marker Inscription

The Auraria Townsite and Ninth Street Historic Park Historical Marker, Denver, CO

The Auraria higher education center is located on the site of Denver’s oldest continuously occupied settlement. In 1858, William Green Russell and his brothers found gold nearby and established this pioneer town of Auraria, which merged with Denver in 1860.

Auraria continued to flourish between 1872 and 1906 when the houses preserved on Ninth Street Historic Park were constructed. The oldest restored residential block in Denver, Ninth Street incorporates a variety of architectural styles ranging from Carpenter Gothic to Brick Bungalow.

The city’s ethnic diversity also has been reflected by the Auraria neighborhood. Arapahoe Indians once camped here, and the community subsequently included German, Scots-Irish, Jewish, Hispanic and other residents. Ninth Street Park and other historic campus buildings remain as a reminder that Auraria was the place where Denver began.

Location

39° 44’ 31.170” N, 105° 0’ 15.490” W

Ninth Street Historic Park, Ninth Street Park, Denver, CO  80204, United States

Votes for Women, Molly Brown House, Denver, CO

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Votes for Women Historical Marker Denver Colorado

Women received the right to vote in Colorado in 1893. After this momentous occasion, Colorado suffragists strived to get women the right to vote on a national level. A member of this movement was Margaret “Molly” Brown, who became famous because she was a Titanic survivor, the doomed ocean liner that sunk in 1912.

She joined the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage in 1914 and attended the suffrage convention in Rhode Island. Later, Brown was proposed as a U.S. Senate Candidate by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. She was also involved with different labor issues and was part of the Red Cross in France during World War I.

The marker is part of the National Votes for Women Trail. It sits in front of the Molly Brown House Museum, which was Brown’s old home.

Historical Marker Description

Road to the 19th Amendment

Home of Margaret Brown, ‘Titanic’ survivor & national advocate for Suffrage & Labor Rights. Proposed as candidate for U.S. Senate 1914.

William C. Pomeroy Foundation 2021 58

Location

1320 North Pennsylvania Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, United States

39° 44′ 14.310″ N, 104° 58′ 51.720″ W