William Rossiter House
Historic house in New Hampshire, United States
United States historic place
William Rossiter House | |
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43°22′20″N 72°20′41″W / 43.37222°N 72.34472°W / 43.37222; -72.34472 | |
| Area | less than one acre |
|---|---|
| Built | 1813 (1813) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000215[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 25, 1979 |
The William Rossiter House is a historic house at 11 Mulberry Street in Claremont, New Hampshire. Built in 1813 and enlarged by about 1850, it is a distinctive local example of Greek Revival architecture, with many surviving Federal period features. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Description and history
The William Rossiter House stands in a residential area west of downtown Clarement, on the west side of Mulberry Street roughly midway between Myrtle and Sullivan Streets. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The house's five-bay facade is fronted by a massive two-story Greek Revival temple portico, with fluted Ionic columns rising to a full entablature. Its main entrance is framed by sidelight and transom windows, and has flanking pilasters and a projecting cornice above. The interior retains a number of original Federal period finishes, including doors with original hardware, and several delicately carved fireplace surrounds. A two-story ell extends to the rear; it has less ornate original finishes, which include crown moulding and four-panel doors. The ell is further extended by a 20th-century garage.[2]
The main block of this multi-section house was built in 1813 by Austin Tyler. The ell was added, and the house given its extensive Greek Revival treatment, c. 1830-50 by William Rossiter, a prominent local businessman and politician. Rossiter was an executive in the city's Sullivan Woolen Mills, served four terms as city selectman, and was twice elected to the state legislature.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for William Rossiter House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
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- Newport Downtown Historic District
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- Blow-Me-Down Grange
- Charlestown Town Hall
- Claremont City Hall
- Claremont Warehouse No. 34
- Farwell School
- Little Red School House 1835 District No. 7
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- Protectworth Tavern
- Richards Free Library
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- Sullivan County Courthouse
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- Capt. John Gunnison House
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- Covit House
- David Dexter House
- Durham House
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- Janicke House
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- Lear House
- Louis St. Gaudens House and Studio
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- William Rossiter House
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- English Church
- First Baptist Church of Cornish
- First Universalist Chapel
- Langdon Meeting House
- Lempster Meetinghouse
- South Congregational Church
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- Trinity Church
‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent state.
Entries in italics have been removed from the register.
Entries in italics have been removed from the register.
