Schifferstadt (Frederick, Maryland)
oldest standing house in Frederick, Maryland, United States
Schifferstadt, Also known as Scheifferstadt, is the oldest standing house in Frederick, Maryland. Built in 1758, it is one of the nation's finest examples of German-Georgian colonial architecture. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016. Home to the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation, the site is open to visitors on weekends from April through December as a local history and architectural museum.
History
The stone house was completed in 1758 as were the three cast iron five-plate stoves used to heat the rooms. Only one survives. The house stands on land settled by German immigrant farmers Josephus and Cathrina Brunner (later alternately spelled 'Bruner' and 'Brooner') in 1736. In time, Brunner purchased 303 acres (123 ha) of a 7,000-acre tract land known as "Tasker's Chance" from Frederick Town (current-day Frederick) developer Daniel Dulany. Brunner named the property after Klein Schifferstadt, Cathrina's (nee Thomas) home town in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of southwestern Germany near Mannheim. Three grown sons and two married daughters settled on nearby parcels.
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