Singers Glen Historic District

Singers Glen Historic District
Location Jct. of VA 613 and VA 712, Singers Glen, Virginia
Coordinates 38°32′16″N 78°55′02″W / 38.53778°N 78.91722°W / 38.53778; -78.91722Coordinates: 38°32′16″N 78°55′02″W / 38.53778°N 78.91722°W / 38.53778; -78.91722
Area 125 acres (51 ha)
Built 1809 (1809)
Architectural style Gothic, Stick/eastlake
NRHP Reference # 78003043[1]
VLR # 082-0125
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 20, 1978
Designated VLR December 21, 1976[2]

Singers Glen Historic District is a national historic district located at Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Virginia. The district encompasses 65 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the village of Singers Glen. The district retains much of its late 19th-century air and most of its original buildings. Notable buildings include the Glen Farm (John S. Funk House, c. 1889), The Solomon Funk Farm (c. 1857), Edwin E. Funk House (Gray House, 1892), Swank Store and Post Office (c. 1890), T. Funk and Sons Store (1895), The Carriage Works (1826), Singers Glen Baptist Church (1888), United and Methodist Church (1895, 1905). Located in the district is the separately listed Joseph Funk House.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Singers Glen Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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