National Register of Historic Places

Rossiter, William, House

Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Listed
May 24, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000215

About this property

The William Rossiter House is a historic house at 11 Mulberry Street in Claremont, New Hampshire. Built in 1813 and enlarged by about 1850, it is a distinctive local example of Greek Revival architecture, with many surviving Federal period features. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The William Rossiter House stands in a residential area west of downtown Clarement, on the west side of Mulberry Street roughly midway between Myrtle and Sullivan Streets. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The house's five-bay facade is fronted by a massive two-story Greek Revival temple portico, with fluted Ionic columns rising to a full entablature. Its main entrance is framed by sidelight and transom windows, and has flanking pilasters and a projecting cornice above. The interior retains a number of original Federal period finishes, including doors with original hardware, and several delicately carved fireplace surrounds. A two-story ell extends to the rear; it has less ornate original finishes, which include crown moulding and four-panel doors. The ell is further extended by a 20th-century garage. The main block of this multi-section house was built in 1813 by Austin Tyler. The ell was added, and the house given its extensive Greek Revival treatment, c. 1830-50 by William Rossiter, a prominent local businessman and politician. Rossiter was an executive in the city's Sullivan Woolen Mills, served four terms as city selectman, and was twice elected to the state legislature. National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Location

11 Mulberry St.
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
43.37243, -72.34427

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lower Village District
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0.2 mi
Claremont Warehouse No. 34
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0.2 mi
Monadnock Mills
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0.3 mi
Claremont City Hall
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0.4 mi
Central Business District
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Nearby Battles

Fort Number Four Attack 1744
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2.3 mi
Fort Number Four Siege 1747
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2.3 mi
Fort Number Four (Charlestown NH) — King George's War
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9.9 mi
King George's War – Fort Number Four Siege 1747
1747Colonial
10.5 mi

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When was Rossiter, William, House listed on the National Register?

Rossiter, William, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1979.

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