Roseland Cottage
Henry C. Bowen House | |
Joseph Collins Wells; Edwin Eaton | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
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Part of | Woodstock Hill Historic District (ID98001578) |
NRHP reference No. | 77001414 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 24, 1977[1] |
Designated NHL | October 5, 1992[2] |
Designated CP | January 6, 1999 |
Roseland Cottage, also known as Henry C. Bowen House or as Bowen Cottage, is a historic house located on Route 169 in Woodstock, Connecticut, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. It is described as one of the best-preserved and best-documented Gothic summer houses in the nation, with virtually intact interior decorations.[2][3]
It is now owned by
History
Roseland Cottage was built in 1846 in the Gothic Revival style as the summer home of Henry Chandler Bowen and family. The entire complex, with a boxwood parterre garden, an icehouse, garden house, carriage barn, and the nation's oldest surviving indoor bowling alley, reflects the principles of writer and designer Andrew Jackson Downing. In his widely popular books, Downing stressed practicality along with the picturesque, and offered detailed instructions on room function, sanitation, and landscaping.
Beginning in 1870, the largest
As one approached the house, the park in front of Roseland Cottage and the entire lawn appeared to be a mass of light with the Japanese lanterns of every conceivable shape hanging from the trees and every object that would support them, and colored lanterns supported upon sticks intermingled with them.[5]
Today the house remains in excellent historic condition, with original Gothic furniture and embossed
The house is a contributing property within NRHP-listed Woodstock Hill Historic District.[6]
Gallery
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Interior view
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Entryway detail
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Benjamin Harrison and large group at Roseland Cottage
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Roseland Cottage on a postcard sent in 1909
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Cottage and garden (2020)
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Exterior (2020)
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National Historic Landmark marker
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Henry C. Bowen House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Anne Andrus Grady (November 1, 1991). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland Cottage)" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from c.1977, 1986, 1989 and undated. (1.90 MB)
- ^ [1] "A Brief History of Woodstock" Web page on the Woodstock, Connecticut official town Web site, accessed July 30, 2006
- ISBN 0-87451-749-4
- ^ Bruce Clouette and Hoang Tinh (September 8, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodstock Hill Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying photos