Join the Geneva Historical Society and Billsboro Winery for Rose Hill After Hours, a history Happy Hour on the final Wednesday of the month during June, July and August. At Rose Hill After Hours, the Geneva Historical Society will open up the grounds and the first floor of Rose Hill Mansion to participants and have an informal program on a different topic each month. On July 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., visitors will get to meet "Mrs. Swan" and join her in preparing a 19th-century tea cake in the Rose Hill kitchen. They will learn about cooking and life at Rose Hill in the mid-1800s. Although based on a long-standing school program, this experience is for adults 21 and over. Offered in partnership with Billsboro Winery, admission to the program is $15 per person and includes one glass of Billsboro wine, unlimited lemonade, and light snacks. Wine will also be sold by the glass.
Once a working farm, the house and surrounding grounds at Rose Hill are open seasonally 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. The property also has a magnificent view of Seneca Lake and nearby farmlands.
Rose Hill Mansion is located at 3373 Route 96A, about a mile south of Routes 5&20, near Geneva, New York. Rose Hill is administered by the Geneva Historical Society. For more information about this program Rose Hill, call the Geneva Historical Society at 315-789-5151 or visit http://bit.ly/RHAHoursTea.
The final 2015 After Hours program on August 26 will be Music in the 19th Century.
The Geneva Historical Society receives major funding from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Town and City of Geneva.
