Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.33

Description

The Benneman House. 1804. Abraham Brenneman migrated to Rockingham County in 1775. He was a farmer and of the Mennointe faith.His home is located on Rt 42 North of Harrisonburg, VA. This home has two kitchen wings with large fire places which were built over a cellar. The mail part has ten rooms and seven fireplaces. The work was done with slave labor. He donated land for the Lindale Mennonite Church.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1804

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

May 27, 2026