Schifferstadt (Frederick, Maryland)

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location= Frederick, Maryland
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 25
lat_seconds = 24
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 25
long_seconds = 39
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maryland
area =
built =1750
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = July 22, 1974cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=74000952

Schifferstadt, also known as Scheifferstadt, is the one of the oldest surviving houses in Frederick, Maryland. The stone house was built around 1758, by Joseph Bruner, a German immigrant who named the property after Schifferstadt, Germany, his home town. The house was owned by Bruner's family and descendants until the mid-19th century. Much of the original construction and detailing survives, showing particular examples of German influence. [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=232&COUNTY=Frederick&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Frederick|title=Scheifferstadt, Frederick County|date=2008-08-07|work= National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Frederick County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust]

By 1972 the house was in disrepair and endangered by development. In 1974 the house was acquired by the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation, and is presently operated as a museum.

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External links

* [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=232&COUNTY=Frederick&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Frederick Scheifferstadt, Frederick County] , including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust
* [http://www.frederickcountylandmarksfoundation.org/fclf_schiffgen.html Schifferstadt Architectural Museum]