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The Victorian Holiday House Tour, a Capitol Hill tradition, will return Saturday, November 26th, Thanksgiving weekend. The tour was revived by the Colfax Business Improvement District (C-BID) in 2010 after a ten-year absence.

The tour includes seven historic properties: three Bed & Breakfasts... the Adiago, 1430 Race, Castle Marne, 16th & Race, and the Holiday Chalet, Colfax & High; the Denver Tea Room, 1820 E. Colfax; Unity Temple, 1555 Race; the Pearce-McAllister Cottage, 1880 Gaylord; and the Bailey/Siller's mansion, 16th & Ogden.

The $12 admission (in advance, $15 day of the tour) will include a full tour of the properties, some of which are not normally available for public tour (especially during a holiday weekend). Tickets may be purchased online at colfaxave.com or at the door of any participant the day of the event.

The tour is scheduled for 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM and proceeds will benefit Denver Children's Home. Free parking will be available at Walgreens and Mama's Cafe, located on the fourth and north sides of Colfax & Race, and Divine Science Church, 14th & Williams.

Complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides will be available for ticketed guests and entertainment will be provided by the Original Dickens Carolers, the Last Note Singers, and other performers.

Participants will be given a program of special holiday offerings presented by Colfax merchants on the day of the tour (such as lunch specials).

For further information call 303-331-0621 or visit the website!

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For those of you that love Halloween and all the horrors that go with it, you may want to consider visiting the Molly Brown House Museum this year. On the 2nd and 3rd weekends of this month, you can be scared silly at the Molly Brown House by Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving and Edith Wharton.

Performances are:
October 14th, 15th,21st and 22nd
Performances start every 15 minutes from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
The cost for tickets are $15 for members, seniors, and children
$18 for non-members.

To order tickets click here.

Looking for the best place to get a haircut in Denver, Colorado? Check out Kurt's Cuts Barbershop at 1459 Ogden St, Denver, CO 80218 located in the Capital Hill Neighborhood. It's the best barbershop in Denver!

I met Kurt 9 years ago here in Denver when I first moved here, long before he started Kurt's Cuts Barbershop. He worked for Floyd's Barbershop and I and always had wonderful service and haircuts from him. Often he was even booked up because so many people would request him personally. When I found out he started up his own barbershop in Denver I was definitely quick to support!

After Kurt greets you personally at the door you go to the shop which is small, cozy and very personable. It's nice to finally go to a barbershop in Denver to get a really good haircut and not wait in line for 30-45 minutes. Kurt is a fantastic conversationalist and definitely makes you feel welcome. His prices are lower than all the other places I have been. Another perk is you don't have to schedule an appointment days ahead of time. He simply requests you call ahead an hour or so.

I definitely enjoy the fact that after washing your hair you get a warm towel on your face to relax you and after your haircut a fantastic shoulder/back massage. Having gone to several stylists and barbershops in Denver and usually leaving disappointed because they just don't seem to listen nor care I enjoy the fact that I never leave disappointed when I come to Kurt and would definitely recommend him to everyone!

Check out his site at http://www.kurtscutsbarbershop.com

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I have written about the Historic Molly Brown House several times before. You may remember that earlier this year was the Dinner on the Titanic served at the Historic Molly Brown House in Denver's Historic Capitol Hill Neighborhood.

If you regret missing that last dinner, you are in luck! On Saturday August 13th, in honor of the 99th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, there will be a delicious 8 course meal served at the Historic Molly Brown House Museum.

Called the Lifeboat #6 Titanic Dinner, you will enjoy a tour of this Historic Home of Denver, followed by a candlelit dinner with wine parings and waiters costumed in Titanic period dress.

On the menu you will enjoy:

sherry and almonds
deviled crab
sweet potato soup
tenderloin of beef with red wine gravy
green beans with caramelized onions
Molly's wild rice medley
dinner rolls
punch romaine
Titanic's asparagus salad with champagne-saffron vinaigrette
artisanal cheese sampler
rum-splashed madeleine’s with mascarpone cheese and mixed berries sauce.

Tickets for this event are $100 per person and can be purchased at www.mollybrown.org, or by calling 303-832-4092 ext 16.

The Grant Humphreys Mansion is located in the Historic Denver Neighborhood of Capitol Hill at 770 Pennsylvania St, directly behind the Boettcher Mansion which today serves as the Governors residence.









Built in 1902, the Grant Humphreys Mansion was built for James Benton Grant who was one of Colorado's wealthest men, and the 3rd Governor of Colorado from 1883 - 1885. Grant's wife was the former Mary Matteson Goodell, a prominent member of Denver's social upper crust.

The Grant-Humphreys Mansion is 3 story's high and has 30 rooms. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style under the supervision of Mary Grant. The Grant-Humphreys Mansion has a blonde crick facade with terra cotta balustrades. There are 20 foot columns supporting the upper level balconies. Inside the Grant-Humphreys Mansion, along with 10 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms, there is a solarium, a large ballroom, a two lane bowling alley (that has doubled as a shooting range) and a theater. James Grant died in 1911, and Mary Grant continued to live in the Grant-Humphrey's Mansion until 1917 when she sold it to Albert E. Humphrey (-aka- A E Humphrey), the mansion's second namesake. In total, only two families have ever lived in the Grant-Humphreys Mansion.

A E Humphrey was one of Colorado's most successful oil wildcatters. He discovered oil in Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. A E Humphrey also made fortunes in mining and lumber. Humphrey and his wife Alice had moved to Denver in 1898 with their two sons, Albert Jr. (A. E. Jr) and Ira Boyd (who was known as "Bumps").

While Ira Boyd and his wife lived in the Grant-Humphrey's Mansion, Albert Jr and his wife purchased the Siober-Reed-Humphrey Mansion on the west side of Cheesman Park.

The Senior A E Humphrey died in the Grant-Humphreys Mansion in 1927. Shooting himself after being called to testify in front of a Congressional Committee due to some of his more "questionable" business dealings.

Albert Jr. and Bumps founded the first commercial airport in Denver in 1918. This airport eventually came to be known as Stapleton International Airport, the predecessor of today's Denver International Airport. In 1969, both Ira and A E Jr were inducted into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame.

"Bumps" died in 1976 and left the Grant Humphreys Mansion to the Colorado Historical Society.

Today, the Grant Humphreys Mansion is available for private functions such as weddings. The Grant-Humphreys Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.