Mansions and Infill

This picturesque estate is one of several in an area of Rome called Shorter Heights. Originally this area only contained this type of residentail structure, usually with large acreage attached to the property. Homes were located on knolls overlooking the winding road through the area. The below estate still retains approximately 5 acres, but the majority of homes have only one or two. I thought at first this was a "mcmansion" infill, but upon searching tax records discovered in was built in 1938.

One block west of the mansion road is a small area of cottages built between the 20s/30s/40s. I believe that these were mostly built for Shorter College facility.

And you might ask, "what was built on the estate acres?" since they are gone. The answer...the 50s ranch and split level ranch. The below split level is across the street from the mansion pictured above.