Singers Glen Historic District Explained

Singers Glen Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 21, 1976[1]
Designated Other1 Number:082-0125
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.5378°N -78.9172°W
Architecture:Gothic, Stick/eastlake
Added:January 20, 1978
Refnum:78003043

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 itsoriginal 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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Singers Glen Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . November 1976. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map