Mannheim, also known as Koffman House, Kauffman House, and Coffman House, is a historic home located near Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was constructed circa 1788 on a 360 acre plantation by David Coffman, a descendant of one of the first German settlers in the Shenandoah Valley. David Coffman named his masterpiece after the German city from which the Coffmans originated. Mannheim is a two-story, three-bay, stone Colonial style dwelling. It has a steep side gable roof with overhanging eaves and a central chimney. A two-story, Greek Revival style wood-frame ell with double porches was added to the rear of the dwelling about 1855. A front porch also added in the 19th century has since been removed. Also on the property are the contributing two brick slave quarters, a log smokehouse, an office, a chicken shed, and the ruins of a stone spring house. The house is representative of vernacular German architecture of the mid-to-late 18th century, as constructed in America.[3]
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| Location | 4713 Wengers Mill Rd., near Linville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°32′45″N 78°51′00″W / 38.54583°N 78.85000°W |
| Area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Built | c. 1788, c. 1855 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000553[1] |
| VLR No. | 082-0005 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 27, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | March 1, 2004[2] |
Mannheim was occupied by successive generations of the Coffman family until 1880. In the mid-1990s Mannheim was purchased by a James Madison University professor who restored it to its 18th-century appearance. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Jennifer Bunting Hallock (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mannheim" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos