2010 SOTA SHOWHOUSE HISTORY

Begun in the Roaring Twenties and completed in the Great Depression, Rose Hill was the most celebrated house in Allentown. It was the Morning Call newspaper’s third model home. This colonial revival beauty was the most modern, most expensive and grandest house the Morning Call ever built.

The 1930 model home featured every comfort and modern convenience available—portable telephones, a whole-house alarm system, two integrated radios, a sunken bath tub, a self-playing grand piano, outdoor fountains, a summer house, a chauffer’s apartment above the spacious garage, and much more.

Darbin and Debby Skeans, who bought Rose Hill in 2003, have lovingly brought this magnificent West End masterpiece into the 21st century. The house is once again a showcase for beauty, modernity, comfort and convenience.

Once the Morning Call’s Model Home of 1930 and now the SOTA Showhouse of 2010, Darbin and Debby Skeans and the Society of the Arts invite you to stroll through the lovely gardens and experience the beauty and charm of this elegant, colonial revival home.