National Register of Historic Places

Rose Hill

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Listed
December 3, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
80001616

About this property

Rose Hill is an antebellum house in Louisville, Kentucky. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is located about three miles (5 km) from Downtown Louisville in the Douglass neighborhood of Louisville's Highlands area. It is located just off Bardstown Road. The two-story brick house is built in the Italianate style, with a square main block topped by a cupola. A two-story rear section extends back from the main block, forming a "T". The main facade is symmetric. Its formal, symmetrical design is unusual for Louisville. Rose Hill was built in 1852 for Emory Low, a Louisville dry goods merchant born in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1808. At one time he owned an entire block of Louisville's Main Street. While Rose Hill was still under construction, Low was killed when an outhouse wall collapsed on him. The house was in flux while his estate was settled, and his widow did not live there until 1867. The house was built on a 23-acre (93,000 m2) parcel of land Low owned, which was a part of an original military land grant to William Pope. The land around Rose Hill was subdivided in 1908 and it is amid a residential neighborhood. Rose Hill was owned by the Seelbach family in the 1940s, but fell into disrepair from the late 1950s until 1975, when it became home to a graphic design firm.

Location

1835 Hampden Ct.
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
38.22845, -85.69821

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When was Rose Hill listed on the National Register?

Rose Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Rose Hill?

Rose Hill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rose Hill?

The period of significance for Rose Hill is recorded as the early_republic era.

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