Ehrick K. Rossiter
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Ehrick Kennsett Rossiter (1854–1941) was an American architect
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Rossiter was born in France of American parents in 1854. He was educated in the U.S. including at the The Gunnery
school in Washington, Connecticut
, near where he later built his summer home, Rock House. He died October 15, 1941.
He had a medieval architecture interest with a focus on lookouts.
Buildings designed by Rossiter which survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
include:
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
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Rossiter was born in France of American parents in 1854. He was educated in the U.S. including at the The Gunnery
The Gunnery
The Gunnery is a coeducational boarding and day Prep school for 295 students in grades nine through twelve. The campus borders the village green of Washington, Connecticut, U.S., a small, historic town in the Litchfield Hills. The Gunnery has no religious or military affiliations.The Gunnery was...
school in Washington, Connecticut
Washington, Connecticut
Washington is a rural town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. The population was 3,596 at the 2000 census. Washington is known for its picturesque countryside, historic architecture, and active civic and cultural life...
, near where he later built his summer home, Rock House. He died October 15, 1941.
He had a medieval architecture interest with a focus on lookouts.
Buildings designed by Rossiter which survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
include:
- Glen Haven District No. 4 School and Public LibraryGlen Haven District No. 4 School and Public LibraryGlen Haven District No. 4 School and Public Library is a historic school and library building located at Fair Haven in Cortland County, New York. It is a one story irregularly shaped structure constructed in 1901 in the Shingle Style. It contains the classroom on the south end and the library on...
, 7325 Fair Haven Rd., Fair Haven, NY - Haystack Mountain TowerHaystack Mountain TowerThe Haystack Mountain Tower in Norfolk, Connecticut is a stone tower on Haystack Mountain designed by Erick Kennsett Rossiter and Rossiter & Muller. It was built in 1929 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993....
, 43 North St., Norfolk, CT, near Rossiter's summer home in northern Litchfield County, ConnecticutLitchfield County, ConnecticutLitchfield County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut but is geographically the state's largest county. As of 2010 the population was 189,927... - Hepburn LibraryHepburn LibraryHepburn Library is a historic library building located at Norfolk in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was built in 1919-1920 and is a "T" shaped, cross gable roofed Georgian Revival style brick building on a full, raised basement. It is named for local philanthropist A. Barton Hepburn.It was...
, 1 Hepburn St., Norfolk, NY - South Orange Village HallSouth Orange Village HallSouth Orange Village Hall, is located in South Orange, New Jersey. The building was designed by Rossiter & Wright and built in 1894. The building was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1975 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1976....
, S. Orange Ave. and Scotland Rd., South Orange, NJ, as Rossiter & Wright - One or more buildings in Washington Green Historic District, Roughly, along Ferry Bridge, Green Hill, Kirby, Roxbury, Wykeham and Woodbury Rds., Parsonage Ln. and The Green, Washington, CT
- One or more buildings in Prospect Hill Historic DistrictProspect Hill Historic District (New Haven, Connecticut)The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood....
, in New Haven, CT