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249:-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. 396: 65: 90: 51: 97: 72: 252:
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,
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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
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served four terms as city selectman, and was twice elected to the state legislature.
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William Rossiter House is located in New Hampshire
William Rossiter House is located in the United States
Claremont, New Hampshire
43°22′20″N 72°20′41″W / 43.37222°N 72.34472°W / 43.37222; -72.34472
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Claremont, New Hampshire
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire


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Charlestown Main Street Historic District

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