Geneva Attractions

Rose Hill Mansion was completed in 1839 in Greek Revival architectural style with 21 of the 26 rooms furnished in Empire style. It was the center of a busy and productive farm in the 1850s. Through family letters, photographs, and diaries, visitors explore the family's joys and sorrows and their interactions with neighbors and the many workers required to keep the large house and farm in working order. Robert Swan used innovations like tile drainage to make his farm more productive and profitable.

Paint colors, wallpaper and textiles are typical of that period. The grounds of Rose Hill feature a boxwood garden.

Visitors will learn how the development of early "agribusiness" affected life in a prosperous

American home when visiting the homestead of the Johnston family, who helped to transform American agriculture in the 1800s.

Also on-site is the Mike Weaver Drain Tile Museum with a collection of over 500 drain tiles dating from 500 BC to present.