Rose Hill is a historic home located at

Front Royal Front Royal is the only incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated at 15,400 as of 2023. It is the county seat of Warren County. History The entire Shenandoah Valley including the area to beco ...

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. The original section was built in 1830, and is a two-story, a central-passage, single-pile plan frame dwelling with vernacular design elements derived from the Federal style. A two-story, brick rear ell with vernacular

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design elements was added in 1845. The front facade features a one-story, one-bay, hip roofed, Greek-Revival-style porch with paired

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wooden columns. Also on the property are the contributing two-story frame cottage, probably built originally as a kitchen/slave quarters, and two frame sheds clad in novelty siding (c. 1937). an
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in 1996.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Greek Revival houses in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1830 Houses in Warren County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, Virginia Front Royal, Virginia 1830 establishments in Virginia Slave cabins and quarters in the United States {{WarrenCountyVA-NRHP-stub