Singers Glen Historic District
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Singers Glen Historic District is located in Virginia
Singers Glen Historic District
Singers Glen Historic District is located in the United States
Singers Glen Historic District
LocationJunction of Kiffer and Singers Glen Roads at Singers Glen, Virginia
Coordinates38°32′16″N 78°55′02″W / 38.53778°N 78.91722°W / 38.53778; -78.91722
Area125 acres (51 ha)
Built1809 (1809)
Architectural styleGothic, Stick/eastlake
NRHP reference No.78003043[1]
VLR No.082-0125
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1978
Designated VLRDecember 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 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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