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Rosemont
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| Location: | 810 S. Water St., Gallatin, Tennessee |
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| Built: | 1842 |
| Architect: | Josephus Conn Guild |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78002641[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 26, 1978 |
Rose Mont is a Greek Revival style house built in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. It was built by Judge Josephus Conn Guild for his family in 1828[1] and completed in 1842. Once the site of the area's largest thoroughbred horse farm with 500 acres (2.0 km2), it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Rosemont.[1] In 1993 the property was purchased by the City of Gallatin and the Rose Mont Restoration Foundation, and is open to the public.
Rose Mont, with an architecture blend of Greek Revival and Palladian, was built by Judge Josephus Conn Guild (1802–1883) for his family in Gallatin. It was begun in 1828 and completed in 1842. All of the materials used during the construction were obtained on the site of the home. During this period, most Middle Tennessee homes were square Federal or Georgian style houses with a front entry hall containing a staircase to the second floor. Judge Guild had traveled frequently to Louisiana and was influenced by the Creole-Style homes built there. He incorporated the large windows, wide porches, open-air halls and staircases, separate wings connected by loggias and galleries, a raised basement, and an over-hanging roof. By placing the home facing east, the hot summer sun never falls on the main parlor, keeping it cooler. His wife, Catherine Blackmore (1803–1875), kept an extensive rose garden on the north side of the house, which gave the home its name.
Once the site of the area's largest thoroughbred horse farm of 500 acres (2.0 km2), it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Rosemont. It has been occupied by only members of the Guild family from the construction until it was acquired in 1993 by the City of Gallatin and the Rose Mont Restoration Foundation.
It is open Tuesdays through Saturdays for guided tours from April 15 through October 31. The Mansion and the new reception hall are available for rental to the public.