On the corner of Monroe Street and North 6th, right here in Heritage Square, the Rosson House at 113 North 6th Street waits for you. This is a Victorian house museum built between 1894 and 1895 in the Stick‑Eastlake – Queen Anne style, the work of San Francisco architect A. P. Petit. According to 19th‑century newspaper accounts, this was Petit’s final design; he died in the month of its completion.
The home is named for Dr. Roland Lee Rosson and his wife Flora Murray Rosson, and over the years it changed hands numerous times before the City of Phoenix purchased and restored it to its original condition. In 1971 the Rosson House earned a place on the National Register of Historic Places. Scholars have noted controversy about the design’s uniqueness, pointing out near‑exact plans — Design #1 — in George Franklin Barber’s Cottage Souvenir #2, yet the house you see here displays a fusion of influences, with architectural attributes drawn from different cultures.
Notice the ornament, the roofline, and the corner placement, the craftsmanship that anchors this block of Heritage Square.