{"nrhp_refnum":"07000030","name":"Funk, Jacob, House and Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3609 PA 212","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.55908166900008,"lon":-75.26740410199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-02-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmstead at 3609 Route 212 near Springtown in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, consisting of a stone Georgian-style farmhouse, a large stone bank barn with a pent roof, and a stone springhouse. The house dates to c.1792 and the barn to c.1810.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good example of an evolved Georgian farmhouse with mid-20th century Colonial Revival elements. It regards the barn as a rare and significant type in Southeastern Pennsylvania, with a pent roof protecting the stable doors rather than a forebay, and a lengthwise driving aisle. The property is also tied to the Funk family, who were prominent millers in Springfield Township.","narrative":"Set on Route 212 near Springtown in Springfield Township, the Jacob Funk farmstead includes a stone farmhouse begun around 1792, a stone bank barn of about 1810, and a springhouse of about 1855. The house was built in sections, with an 1855 addition and a c.1930 expansion, and was remodeled in a Colonial Revival manner between about 1945 and 1955. The barn is 80 by 40 feet, built into a hillside, and has a pent roof over its stable doors on the north side, a feature the nomination describes as uncommon in the township and rare in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Its lengthwise driving aisle and gable-end entrance also differ from typical Pennsylvania barns. The property is further associated with the Funk family, prominent millers in Springfield Township, and with later owners including Leonard Kern, Edward T. Hess, and Dr. Benjamin Boyer. The setting remains largely intact, with open fields and woodland around the farmstead.","period_of_significance":"c.1792 to C. 1855","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian; Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.290283-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/07000030.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000030/8531a0a505-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000030/8531a0a505-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Funk_House_PA_01.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Funk_House_PA_01.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998237","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Funk_House_and_Barn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6118654"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/funk-jacob-house-and-barn-07000030/"}