- Rose Hill (Fayette, New York)
Infobox_nrhp | name =Rose Hill
nrhp_type = nhl
caption =
nearest_city=Fayette, New York
area =
built =1837
architect= Unknown
architecture= Greek Revival
designated=June 24 ,1986 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1354&ResourceType=Building
title=Rose Hill|date=2007-09-18|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =February 06 ,1973 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=73001269Rose Hill, in
Fayette, New York , is a "monumental-scale" mansion, built in the form of a 2 story Greek temple with sixIonic columns , that was built in 1837. It has been attributed to architectsMinard Lafever andAndrew Jackson Downing , but is most likely to have been built by skilled local craftsmen without either of those architect's involvement. It is built in the style of architectMinard Lafever , and in particular may have drawn on his pattern book "The Beauties of Modern Architecture".The property was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1986.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73001269.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rose Hill Mansion] |268 KB|date=undated, perhaps 1983 |author=Carolyn Pitts |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73001269.pdf Accompanying 6 photos, from 1962, c.1975, and c.1980.] |1.25 MB]It is located on NY 96A, east of
Geneva, New York .External links
*Official site: [http://www.genevahistoricalsociety.com/Rose_Hill.htm Rose Hill at Geneva Historical Society]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1129 Rose Hill, Geneva vicinity: 3 photos and captions] , atHistoric American Building Survey
* [http://ah.phpwebhosting.com/a/OUTofBFLO/geneva/rose/index.html Rose Hill, photo gallery]
* [http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39859.asp Rose Hill Mansion, Geneva NY: An Architectural Gem']References
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