Rosemont

Rosemont is a house that has been converted into a hotel, dating from the late 18th century. It features a stuccoed exterior with channelled rustication and a slate roof, with end stacks that have rendered shafts topped with old pots. The building has a double depth plan and is two rooms wide.

The exterior stands three storeys tall with a symmetrical three-bay front, where the outer bays are bowed. The roof has deep eaves supported by moulded brackets beneath a moulded eaves cornice that returns on both sides. There are pilasters on the left and right sides. The central doorway is approached by steps with curved iron balustrades leading to a six-panel front door, where the bottom panels are flush. The entrance is framed by a Doric porch featuring fluted columns and an entablature.

The bows on the ground floor have curved tripartite sashes, with the lights separated by stuccoed mullions that have sunk panels adorned with anthemion carving. The central window has 12 panes, while the outer lights have four panes each. The first floor has similar outer windows and a central 12-pane sash. The second floor features smaller tripartite sashes, with a central window having three panes over six, and the outer lights having one pane over two, with a central 12-pane sash.

On the left return, there is a second-floor cast iron balcony supported by brackets, featuring a tent roof with ends enclosed by timber trellis work in a Chinese Chippendale style. Inside, the property retains original features such as joinery, including panelled doors, marble chimney-pieces, and a dog-leg stair with a flat moulded handrail and slender turned balusters. Rosemont is part of a notable row of large Georgian townhouses on Union Terrace.