Arnheim is a historic

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located at

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. It was built between 1838 and 1840, and is a two-story, three-bay,

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–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 Dr. John Blair Radford (April 26, 1813 – June 30, 1872) was an American physician, businessman, farmer, and namesake of Radford, Virginia. Biography Radford was born in Bedford County, Virginia, the son of William Radford and Elizabeth Moseley ...

, for whom the City of Radford is named. The property also includes a documented contributing

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. an
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It was listed on the

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in 2002.

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