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Rosemount
Inn
is a
historically
designated
building
in the
charming
'Old
Stones'
district
of Kingston.
This
striking
building,
one
of Kinston’s
landmarks,
is the
work
of English
architect
William
Coverdale,
who
arrived
in Kingston
from
Quebec
in 1832.
"Rosemount
of 1850,
built
for
E.H.
Hardy,
a merchant,
is a
fine
example
of the
increasing
complexity
of William
Coverdale's
designs
in the
late
1840s
and
1850s.
Its
picturesque
quality
is enhanced
by generous
verandahs
with
French
windows.
At Rosemount,
the
entrance
is signalled
by a
tower
and
proclaimed
by a
clean-cut
round
headed
arch-
both
elements
echoing
an earlier
age.
A tower
on a
house
was
unusual
enough
in the
middle
years
of the
nineteenth
century
in Kingston
to cause
a contemporary
writer
to characterize
Rosemount
as '
a standing
point
in the
memory
of many
a passing
stranger'."
(From
With
our
past
before
us -
Nineteenth
- Century
Architecture
in the
Kingston
Area.
Author
– by
Jennifer
McKendry.)
Rosemount
has
been
a family
home
for
many
years
and
opened
its
doors
to guests
in 1990,
providing
gracious
accommodation
and
a chance
for
guests
to live
within
the
historic
charm
of Kingston.
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Kingston's
waterfront is ideal
for walking or cycling;
bike rentals are available.
Enjoy bright blue Lake
Ontario
