The Benjamin Franklin Coppess House in Greenville, Ohio. Benjamin Coppess, was a successfull farmer, owning 300 acres, and local government official in Darke County and the grandson of one of the county's earliest pioneers, Adam Coppess, who came to Darke County in 1819. Benjamin was born in Richland Township on April 25, 1838 and died in Greenville on November 17, 1911. Benjamin and Maria Coppess were married forty-nine years. Mrs. Coppess died in 1913.The Coppesses moved to Greenville and had the house built in 1882. One of the reasons the house is historically significant, besides the architectural aspect, is because of a bathroom — it is believed to have been the first Greenville building with a flush toilet. Architectural Style-Queen Anne and Stick-Eastlake style. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1978. GPS: 40.09829°N, -84.62991°W.
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