{"nrhp_refnum":"73001269","name":"Rose Hill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Fayette on NY 96A","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fayette","county":"Seneca County","state":"NY","lat":42.86074304050004,"lon":-76.93860614646573,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-02-06","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1986-06-24","areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national","state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Rose Hill is a Greek Revival temple-form mansion with flanking wings on a rise overlooking Seneca Lake, near Fayette and Geneva, Seneca County, New York. It was built in 1837-39 for William K. Strong and is now a historic site museum.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture in New York, praised for its massing, detail and plan. The associated farm also holds a distinguished place in New York agricultural history, especially under Robert Swan from 1850 to 1890, when it was a model of advanced methods such as tile drainage.","narrative":"Rose Hill is a large Greek Revival house on a rise above Seneca Lake, a few miles from Geneva in Seneca County, New York. Built in 1837-39 for William K. Strong, a New York City wool merchant, it has a two-story main block with a west portico of six fluted Ionic columns, matching wings with recessed porches, and a square cupola. Details include Greek fret bands, a carved west doorway influenced by Lafever's pattern books, and a spiral stair inside. The architect and contractor are not known. The nomination also stresses the farm's importance. From 1850 to 1890 Robert Swan ran it as a model of advanced agriculture, installing large-scale tile drainage and winning a silver cup from the New York State Agricultural Society in 1858. The Geneva Historical Society bought the house in 1963 and restored it in 1968-69. It now operates as a museum open seasonally.","period_of_significance":"1837-39","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored in 1968-69 by the Geneva Historical Society; now an historic site museum open to the public, with condition listed as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.415303-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001269.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001269/d565a3102d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001269/d565a3102d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Stilfehler","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rose_Hill_Mansion_Fayette_NY_(1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Stilfehler</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rose_Hill_Mansion_Fayette_NY_(1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321836","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Hill_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7367784"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/seneca-county/rose-hill-73001269/"}