Cultural Free-For-All
9/25/2010
1:30 and 3:00
This
will be a day of free admission to the community with advance
registration. Participation will be limited to 20 per tour. To register
in advance simply email Education Director, Sara Craig, at
roseedu@historicrosedale.org.
Golden Daze
10/16/2010
11:00am
CPCC Department
Chair, Steve Gore, will discuss the concept of “Fool’s Gold” and how it
affected the citizens of our region during the Charlotte Gold Rush. He
will be showing us how to “pan” or search for gold and the areas that
gold may be found. $5 per person. Limited to 30 people. No refunds under
any circumstance. The Historic Rosedale Foundation does not guarantee
discovery of gold.
Reike
Retreat
10/23/2010
10:30am to 12:30pm
Reike
is a balance between the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical
energies. Faye Wright, a local Reike master will be showing us how to do
this as well as explaining spiritual guides in nature and animal totems.
$25 per person
Ghost
Walk
10/29/2010
5:30pm
The
tour begins under the Swamp Chestnut near the area where the slave
quarters stood. You will walk in the steps of those who worked, lived,
and died here. Some believe the former inhabitants still reside at
Rosedale. Hear the untold stories of those who have experienced strange
occurrences. What will you see . . . or who will you hear? Could it be
Elbert, former “conjure man” of Rosedale or Archibald Frew, the
ill-fated original owner? On line advance reservations encouraged. No
refunds under any circumstances. $5.00 per person
Midnight Tour
10/30/2010
Midnight Tour
This
tour is perfect for those who wish to learn the true intimacies of this
charming historic home. Learn about supernatural “incidents” in the
house while seeing it as the last two descendants did during the late
hours of the night. The ethereal may be experienced. Will you be the
next visitor to be contacted from beyond? $65 per person or $55 each
with registration prior to October 20th. Registration will close on
Wednesday, October 27th. Limited to ten people. No refunds under any
circumstances.
The
neighbors called it "Frew's Folly," though the reason
remains obscure. Perhaps it was the chrome yellow trim, a
shocking contrast to the plank and log style houses common
to the backcountry. It is unknown when the house became
known as Rosedale. Originally part of a 911 acre plantation,
Rosedale was built in 1815 by Archibald Frew, who
was a merchant, postmaster and tax collector. The house was
occupied from the 1830s by D. T. Caldwell and his
family. Dr. Caldwell, in addition to his medical practice,
ran the plantation with the support of 2 slave families
consisting of about 20 people.
Rosedale
is one of the finest examples of Federal period architecture
in North Carolina and is noted for its faux grained woodwork
and the original French wallpaper that survives in three
rooms. The gardens and grounds of Rosedale are a treasure in
their own right and are perfect for a leisurely walk.
Guided tours begin promptly at 1:30pm and 3:00pm Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Access to the home is only given with a tour. Tours are
approximately 1 hour.
If you have a group of 15 or more and would like a tour at
another time, please e-mail the Education Director,
Sara Craig,
at
roseedu@historicrosedale.org or call her at 704.335.0325
(Tours are not given on Mondays.)
