Rose Hill (Front Royal, Virginia)

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Location900 block of N. Royal Ave., Front Royal, Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′49″N78°11′43″W / 38.93028°N 78.19528°W / 38.93028; -78.19528 Coordinates: 38°55′49″N78°11′43″W / 38.93028°N 78.19528°W / 38.93028; -78.19528
Area8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Built1830 (1830), 1845
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 96000578 [1]
VLR No.112-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1996
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1996 [2]

Rose Hill is a historic home located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1830, and is a two-story, a central-passage, single-pile plan frame dwelling with vernacular design elements derived from the Federal style. A two-story, brick rear ell with vernacular Greek Revival design elements was added in 1845. The front facade features a one-story, one-bay, hip roofed, Greek-Revival-style porch with paired Doric order wooden columns. Also on the property are the contributing two-story frame cottage, probably built originally as a kitchen/slave quarters, and two frame sheds clad in novelty siding (c. 1937). [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Maral S. Kalbian (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rose Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo