Global InformationChinsegut Hill Manor House information
Chinsegut Hill Manor House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Hernando County, Florida |
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| Nearest city | Brooksville |
| Coordinates | 28°37′7″N 82°21′54″W / 28.61861°N 82.36500°W |
| Built | 1847-1925[2] |
| Architectural style | Frame Vernacular[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001171[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 2003 |
The Chinsegut Hill Manor House (also known as Mount Airy, Snow Hill, or simply The Hill) is an historic site about five miles northeast of Brooksville, Florida, on Chinsegut Hill. Chinsegut Hill, at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m), is one of the highest points in peninsular Florida. It is in Hernando County north of the city of Brooksville.[3]
The manor's address is 22495 Chinsegut Hill Road. Begun in the early 1850s, the structure has remained relatively unchanged since.
Established as a plantation house, the manor changed hands and as a retreat was visited by many prominent people. It was eventually leased to the University of Florida and the University of South Florida, which added cabins, a dining hall, and other structures making the property more suitable for use as a conference setting. It is now managed as a historical site and museum with the cabins rentable for weddings or other events.
- ^ "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Hernando County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-20.
- ^ a b "Hernando County listings". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
- ^ "Chinsegut Hill, Florida, Points of Interest, Mountains, Hiking, Climbing and travel". Mountainpeaks.net. Retrieved 2012-06-18.