it was a very big house. i loved how beutiful it was inside and outside
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Rose Hill Mansion, Geneva
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Type: Architectural Buildings
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Experience a taste of life on a 19th-century estate when you visit this National Historic Landmark. Once a working farm, the house and surrounding......
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Experience a taste of life on a 19th-century estate when you visit this National Historic Landmark. Once a working farm, the house and surrounding grounds are now open seasonally for guided tours. Built in 1839, the elegant Greek Revival house was the center of a busy and productive farm by mid-century. Much of the tour focuses on the Swan family, in residence from 1850 to 1890. Through family letters, photographs, and diaries, explore the family's joys and sorrows and their interactions with neighbors and the many workers required to keep the large house and farm in working order. Trained as a merchant, discover how Robert Swan combined business methods of organization with scientific innovations like drain tile to make his farm more productive and profitable. See twenty rooms restored and furnished in the Empire style, popular from the 1820s to 1850s. Enjoy the magnificent view of Seneca Lake from the front porch and the vista of nearby farmlands.Rose Hill Mansion Gift Shop features a selection of locally produced food products, historically themed gifts and hand crafted items.
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Ontario, New York
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Geneva, NY
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I love old restored houses and this is a favorite! Good job, Well Done! Docents are excellent too.
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Fairport, N.Y.
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Interesting enough, but not worth a trip on its own, which would be required as it is off the beaten path. Worth a drop-in, though, for sure.
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Well maintained building and grounds. Furnished with period antiques.
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Syracuse, NY
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A spacious, historic home that formerly had servants. View of lake, you see a video pre-tour, small gift shop. Wasn't too easy to find: GPS got us lost, but worth finding. Been there 3X now. Well kept.
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Rochester, New York
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It was a beautiful Sunday in November. We looked for route 16A as the review indicated to find the mansion. We subsequently found out it was on 96A not 16 A. However, once we learned that, we aproached the mansion with great enthusiasms to take the tour that was so vividly described in the review. Alas, it was closed. What...
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Salladasburg, PA
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Now I love old houses, the older the better - so of course I would have loved Rose Hill Mansion anyway but the guides were great. It was a cold, wet dreary day (10/15/10) and toward the end of the day. My husband and I were the only ones on the tour but the guide made it fun, informative and...
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RoseHillGeneva, Manager at Rose Hill Mansion, responded to this review
December 5, 2011
I am sorry to report that the antique shop on the grounds is closed, but we still have a lovely gift shop, open when the mansion is open.
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