Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House

Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3 miles west of Manchester, Iowa
Coordinates	42°30′01″N 91°32′31″W / 42.50028°N 91.54194°WCoordinates: 42°30′01″N 91°32′31″W / 42.50028°N 91.54194°W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1855
Architectural style	Colonial
NRHP Reference #	75000681[1]
Added to NRHP	February 20, 1975

Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House, also known as the Henry Baker House, is a historic building located west of Manchester, Iowa, United States. Coffin's Grove was named for Clement Coffin who settled in the area in 1840. His son-in-law Henry Baker joined him the following year. The house was built in 1855 to accommodate the increase in travelers passing through the area. It served as a hotel, post office and the second floor was used for community functions like dances. The two-story Colonial style is unusual for a structure this far west.^[2] It is typically found in Ohio. The house features a foundation of limestone quarried on the property and brick that was kilned here. Across the road from the houses are the remnants of barns built in 1849. They were the first frame barns in the Delaware County. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Robert F. Phelps. "Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-29. with five photo from 1973-74