Roseland Cottage

Henry C. Bowen House
Roseland Cottage
Roseland Cottage is located in Connecticut
Roseland Cottage
Roseland Cottage is located in the United States
Roseland Cottage
Location556 Route 169, Woodstock, Connecticut
Coordinates41°56′56.72″N 71°58′36.64″W / 41.9490889°N 71.9768444°W / 41.9490889; -71.9768444
Built1846
ArchitectJoseph Collins Wells; Edwin Eaton
Architectural styleGothic Revival
Part ofWoodstock Hill Historic District (ID98001578)
NRHP reference No.77001414
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1977[1]
Designated NHLOctober 5, 1992[2]
Designated CPJanuary 6, 1999

Roseland Cottage, also known as Henry C. Bowen House or as Bowen Cottage, is a historic house located on Route 169 in Woodstock, Connecticut, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. It is described as one of the best-preserved and best-documented Gothic summer houses in the nation, with virtually intact interior decorations.[2][3]

It is now owned by Historic New England, a non-profit organization that preserves the historical value of the house and operates it as a museum.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Henry C. Bowen House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  3. ^ Anne Andrus Grady (November 1, 1991). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland Cottage)" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from c.1977, 1986, 1989 and undated. (1.90 MB)