Arnheim (Radford, Virginia) Explained

Arnheim
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 13, 2002, November 17, 2008[1]
Designated Other1 Number:126-0002
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:40 Dalton Dr., Radford, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1364°N -80.5689°W
Built:–1840
Architecture:Federal, Greek Revival
Added:May 30, 2002
Refnum:02000589

Arnheim is a historic plantation house located at Radford, Virginia. It was built between 1838 and 1840, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal / Greek Revival–style brick dwelling. It is a symmetrical double-pile plan dwelling, 40 feet square, and sitting on a raised brick basement. In 1939, it was converted into a home economics annex for the adjacent Radford High School. Arnheim was built by Dr. John Blair Radford, for whom the City of Radford is named. The property also includes a documented contributing archaeological site.[2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arnheim. Anne Stuart Beckett. December 2001. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arnheim (Amendment). Kathryn Ward. September 2008. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.