{"nrhp_refnum":"75002036","name":"Funk, Joseph, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 613","address_restricted":false,"city":"Singers Glen","county":"Rockingham County","state":"VA","lat":38.55093378500004,"lon":-78.91754340599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Religion","Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-and-a-half-story log house sheathed in weatherboarding, built around 1810 on the west side of Route 613 near Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Virginia, for Joseph Funk.","why_significant":"It was the home of Joseph Funk (1777-1862), a Mennonite leader, early English translator of Mennonite doctrine, and influential figure in sacred music and the patent note system of notation. The house marks the beginning of the village of Singers Glen. Funk's press, set up nearby in 1847, published religious and music books including the Harmonia Sacra.","narrative":"Built around 1810, this plain one-and-a-half-story log house with weatherboard sheathing, a gable roof and an undercut front gallery stands near Singers Glen in Rockingham County, Virginia. The north end chimney is original, while the opposite chimney, the three dormers and the rear section were added later. Inside, the front rooms keep horizontal board walls, exposed ceiling joists and a simple mantel. Joseph Funk (1777-1862) bought the land in 1809, and the house marks the beginning of the village. Funk was a Mennonite leader who translated Mennonite doctrine into English, taught sacred music and ran singing schools. He helped develop the patent note system of musical notation. His hymnal, the Harmonia Sacra, went through twenty-two editions. A second-floor room, once a loom room and later a school room, served as his publishing house from 1847 until 1878, when his grandsons moved the business to Dayton. The log spring house that held his press has been demolished.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date c. 1810)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, altered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.015671-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/6835/41683521/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/75002036.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75002036/b2b6dfca40-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75002036/b2b6dfca40-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Funk_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Funk_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78003043","name":"Singers Glen Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/singers-glen-historic-district-78003043/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683521","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Funk_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15229749"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/rockingham-county/funk-joseph-house-75002036/"}