Y

Photograph

-

Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.23

Description

Mannheim. 1800. Large stone house one mile north of the town of Edom on Rt 42. It was sold to him by David Coffman, one of the "Barons" (educated and wealthy group). His son David Coffman (1784-1841), a member of the convention of 1829, helped form the new constitution for the Commonwealth of Virginia.The name Mannheim came from their German hometown. An extension was added in 1855 making 12 rooms. The property was a 360 acre farm. There were slave quarters before the Civil War.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1800

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Houses

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Scanned photo

Location

Location

Building

Photographs

Category

Permanent

Date

May 21, 2026

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 22, 2021

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Ann Baker. Photos of old houses in Rockingham County for the book written by Mr. Isaac Long Terrell "Old Houses in Rockingham County: 1750 to 1850", published in 1970. Later revised by his daughter Ann Terrell Baker.

Created By

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Create Date

December 8, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

July 29, 2026