- Collection:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presentation Slide Collection, 1968-2000
- Title:
- Rufus M. Rose House
- Creator:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Contributor to Resource:
- Seiz, Emil Charles,1873-1940
Rose, Rufus M. (Rufus Mathewson), 1836-1910
Elliott, James H., Mrs.
Macgregor, Elizabeth Z. - Date of Original:
- 1998
- Subject:
- Architecture
Historic sites--Georgia--Fulton County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Fulton County
Architecture, Domestic--Georgia--Fulton County
Row houses
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color slides
queen anne style
town houses
aesthetic movement
historic preservation
historic buildings - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- In the National Register of Historic Places application form prepared by Mary Gene E. Elliott and Elizabeth Z. Macgregor, in 1976:Constructed circa 1900, the Rufus M. Rose House on Peachtree Street (originally numbered 481, now number 537) is a later, simplified version of the aesthetic movement of which the Peters House (on the National Register) and the W. G. Raoul House (1892) were earlier Atlanta examples. This home is a late Victorian mansion noted for its architecture and historical significance. Designed with elements of the Aesthetic Movement, it features an irregular perimeter, pitched roof, prominent gables, and an asymmetrical window arrangement, including a three-part bay window, an oval oculus, and arched windows. Interior details include a long central hall, rooms of various shapes, hardwood floors, gas and electricity, numerous fireplaces, and stained glass windows. Originally equipped with modern conveniences, the house also boasted features like an attic ballroom and maids' quarters with basins and running water. Rufus M. Rose, the house's namesake, was the founder of R. M. Rose and Company, a major liquor distributor. His company originated the "Four Roses" brand, registered in 1906, which remains nationally recognized today. Rose was born in 1836 in Connecticut, served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and established his business in Atlanta in 1867. His distillery was located in Vinings, Georgia. The "Four Roses" name appeared as early as 1905 and has various origin legends. The R. M. Rose House remained in the Rose family until the mid-1920s and is one of the few surviving Victorian mansions on Peachtree Street. Variant names include: Rufus M. Rose House, R. M. Rose House. See ref# 77000433 (Rose, Rufus M., House) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/national-register-listed-20240710.xlsx
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_407
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_407#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_407/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rights:
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