In 1906, Almira Hershey had this home moved to 750 W. Fourth Street and commissioned architects C.F. Skilling and Otto H. Neher to split it in half to turn it into an apartment building. After the apartment building opened in 1907, it was named the Castle Towers, reminiscent of the structure's "castle-like features." Built to a cost of around $50,000 and designed by architects Curlett & Eisen, the Rose Mansion was completed in 1888. Homes on Bunker Hill. On the right is Almira Parker Hershey's two-story Victorian Gothic style home, known as Rose Mansion.
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