Joseph Sinnott Mansion

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Joseph Sinnott Mansion
Main Building at Rosemont College, December 2006
Joseph Sinnott Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Joseph Sinnott Mansion
Joseph Sinnott Mansion is located in the United States
Joseph Sinnott Mansion
LocationMontgomery and Wendover Aves., Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′0″N 75°19′46″W / 40.03333°N 75.32944°W / 40.03333; -75.32944
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1889-1891
Architectural styleRenaissance, Other, Chateauesque
NRHP reference No.80003582[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sr. Mary Stella Kelly and Brenda Reigle (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph Sinnott Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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