The Geneva Historical Society is now Historic Geneva. Same mission, new name.
On Saturday, November 6, 2021, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Historic Geneva will open Rose Hill Mansion to visitors after dark. Experience the house as the Swan family and their servants would have at night, in (electric) candlelight and without a guide. Go at your own pace to explore the first floor of the mansion and four bedrooms on the second floor. Spend more time in your favorite rooms. Get a sense of life in the era before electric light. Tour guides will be stationed throughout the house to answer visitors' questions. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the last entry is at 8 p.m.
The Carriage House Gift Shop will also be open for the event. Admission is $10 per person and $8 for Historic Geneva Supporters. Tickets can be purchased in advance at historicgeneva.org or at the door the night of the event. Masks are required. Visitors should also bring a flashlight. For more information, visit historicgeneva.org or call Historic Geneva at 315-789-5151.
Once a working farm, the house and surrounding grounds at Rose Hill are open May 1 to October 31 for guided tours. Built in 1839, the elegant Greek Revival house was the center of a busy and productive farm at mid-century, occupied by the Swan family from 1850-1890. Twenty rooms of the house are restored and furnished in the Empire style, popular from the 1820s to 1850s.
Rose Hill Mansion is located at 3373 Route 96A, about a mile south of Routes 5&20, near Geneva, New York.
Rose Hill Mansion is owned and operated by Historic Geneva, formerly the Geneva Historical Society, at 543 South Main Street, Geneva. Historic Geneva tells the stories of Geneva, New York at the Geneva History Museum, Rose Hill Mansion, and Johnston House, and online at historicgeneva.org.
Event
Rose Hill by Candlelight
Date/Time
Saturday,
November 6, 2021
6:30-8:30pm
Admission
$10 per person
$8 for Historic Geneva supporters
Location
3373 Route 96A near Geneva, NY
