{"nrhp_refnum":"97000155","name":"Hupp House","other_names":["Frontier Fort","Hupp Homestead","DHR File No. 85-7"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"551 N. Massanutten St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Strasburg","county":"Shenandoah County","state":"VA","lat":38.995328795000034,"lon":-78.35578737562219,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-02-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","European","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-1/2-story limestone Germanic bank house at 551 N. Massanutten St., Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, traditionally believed to have been built around 1755, presumably by Peter Hupp. It is also known as Frontier Fort.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the finest and most historic Germanic settler stone houses in Shenandoah County. Its elongated 1:2 plan with a central chimney is unusual and perhaps unique in the area. It also reflects the settlement patterns and ethnic heritage of German settlers on the Virginia frontier, and it has been continuously occupied by the Hupp family since the eighteenth century.","narrative":"Built of dressed rubble limestone around 1755, this Germanic bank house in Strasburg sits on a steep slope beside a spring that feeds Town Run, with part of the stream diverted through the basement. It stands one story high at the road and three stories at the rear. The house measures about 20 by 40 feet, twice as deep as it is wide, with its narrow gable end facing the old Valley Turnpike. That elongated shape, combined with the traditional central chimney, is uncommon and perhaps unique in the area. Heavy original beams and pegged rafters show early Germanic construction methods. Local tradition calls it a frontier fort where settlers gathered during Indian raids, though the nomination suggests the wall slits were mainly for ventilation. It was presumably built by Peter Hupp, an early settler, and the Hupp family has lived there continuously since the eighteenth century. A 1956 east wing and a 1995 stonework restoration are among the later changes.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1755","architect_builder":"Not known (presumably built by Peter Hupp)","architectural_style":"Colonial","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; the original stonework was repaired and repointed in 1995 after stucco was removed, and a modern wing was added in 1956.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.858239-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/6836/41683613/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/97000155.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000155/8785a0c27f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000155/8785a0c27f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Strawser","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hupp_House_Massanuttan_Street_Strasburg_Va.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\">Strawser</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:Hupp_House_Massanuttan_Street_Strasburg_Va.jpeg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683613","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hupp_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15227002"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/shenandoah-county/hupp-house-97000155/"}