Joseph Sinnott Mansion

Joseph Sinnott Mansion

Main Building at Rosemont College, December 2006
Location Montgomery and Wendover Aves., Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′0″N 75°19′46″W / 40.03333°N 75.32944°W / 40.03333; -75.32944Coordinates: 40°2′0″N 75°19′46″W / 40.03333°N 75.32944°W / 40.03333; -75.32944
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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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