Joseph Sinnott Mansion
Joseph Sinnott Mansion
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Main Building at Rosemont College, December 2006
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Location | Montgomery and Wendover Aves., Rosemont, Pennsylvania |
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Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
Built | 1889-1891 |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Other, Chateauesque |
NRHP Reference # | 80003582[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1980 |
Joseph Sinnott Mansion, also known as "Rathalla" or the Main Building at Rosemont College, is a historic home located on the campus of Rosemont College at Rosemont, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1889-1891 as the summer home of Philadelphia businessman Joseph Sinnott. It is a 2 1/2-story, stone building on a brick foundation in a Renaissance Revival / Châteauesque style. It features a high, steep sided, slate covered hipped roof, six decorated chimneys, numerous dormer windows, turrets, and stone carvings including gargoyles. The property was purchased for $1.00 by the Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus in 1927.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1891
- Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs