The Rosewood Story

 

Rosewood originally opened in 1999 and is now a 100-space, resident-owned manufactured home community. But that transition didn’t happen overnight. We formed the Rosewood Homeowners Cooperative and started on the path to resident ownership in 2019.

That’s when, with the help of CASA of Oregon and ROC USA, LLC, we purchased and took control of our community on March 2, 2020. Now, the resident-owned community (ROC) is not only a successful business, but also a thriving neighborhood.

The process of the resident-owned community buying the land beneath our neighborhood brought this community closer together. Not only do we know far more of our neighbors than ever before, but we look out for one another, too.

And with no outside landlord to report to, we’re the envy of other nearby manufactured home communities.

Our Member households elect our Board of Directors, which works with a property management firm and also appoints various volunteer committees to help with special projects, celebrations, community improvements and more.

The Board submits a budget every year, and the entire Membership votes on it and any changes to the rent before the budget becomes official.

We’re running the business that is our community on our terms, by our rules, for the betterment of ourselves and our neighbors.

Rosewood is a well-established community in Winston, Ore., for people who enjoy beautiful weather, convenient access to the coast, and want to be close to an abundance of outdoor activities. We are located less than two miles from Oregon’s only drive-through animal park, Wildlife Safari. The annual Graffiti Weekend Cruise rolls through our neighborhood every year.

Rosewood is an ideal spot for outdoor lovers with Civic Wayside Park, Winston Community Park and Abacela and HV Cellars wineries. Known for mild year-round temperatures, beautiful green spaces for hiking and picnicking, these outdoor activities are easy to get to from Rosewood. The city of Roseburg is a quick 15-minute ride from Winston and the Oregon coast is only 1.5 hours away, an easy ride on Highway 42.

Umpqua Community College is a 20-minute drive from Rosewood and offers nearly 100 academic programs to choose from.

Fifteen minutes from a dog park, we are a family and pet-friendly community with an ideal location. We have easy access to Interstate 5 and Highways 99 and 42. Every year, Winston residents enjoy Riverbend Live, a free summer concert series.

Starting from the first Friday in July and running for five weeks, people from all over Douglas County can enjoy premium music at no cost at our wonderful venue at Riverbend Park in Winston. Rosewood is a well-established community for people who enjoy a welcoming neighborhood in an ideal location.

Ask anyone who lives in Rosewood, and we’re sure they’ll tell you it’s a little slice of heaven.