rus house

Rus House is a fine Georgian house standing near Golden Square on the east side of Henfield High Street, in between the forge and Magnolia House. In 1901, the house - listed as Russ House - was the home of 63-year retired grocer and draper Samuel Tobitt and family, which included 28-year old single daughter Ada Tobitt. Ada was the last member of the Tobitt family to live in Rus House - until her death in 1969. The listing describes it as:

Two storeys and semi-basement with area. Four windows. Stuccoed, semi-baseme
rusticated. Overhanging eaves. Slate roof. Glazing bars intact. Venetian shutters.
Iron balconettes and tent-shaped canopies to ground floor windows. Round-healed
doorway with fluted quarter columns, semi-circular fanlight and six panel door.
Porch of solid type with rudimentary pediment has been added over this. Garage
door at north end.

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Rus House 1: A black & white photo from the 1990s, showing the house from a north-western viewpoint.

Rus House 2: This photo was taken on a summer's evening in 2015.

Rus House 3: Another photo from 2015, showing the elegant entrance and steps up to the front door.

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Rus House: A photo from the late 1990s.

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Rus House: An undated black & white photo showing Rus House and part of Magnolia House. Note the altered canopy over the Rus House front door.