Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.32

Description

The Joseph Funk House. 1804. His parents,Henry and Barbara Showalter Funk moved in 1786 to Rockingham County, VA. and settled near Sparkling Springs. Joseph was born in Pennsylvaina. He married Elizabeth Rhodes in 1804.They built the house that started the town of Singers Glen. He was very musical and was an authority in sacred songs.His book the "Hormonia Sacra" is still used today for sacred songs. He organized a publishing business, taught vocal lessons in Virginia and adjoining states. The home is small pioneer type which is still used as a private residence.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1804

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Houses

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Scanned photo

Location

Location

Building

Photographs

Category

Permanent

Date

May 21, 2026

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 22, 2021

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Ann Baker. Photos of old houses in Rockingham County for the book written by Mr. Isaac Long Terrell "Old Houses in Rockingham County: 1750 to 1850", published in 1970. Later revised by his daughter Ann Terrell Baker.

Created By

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Create Date

December 8, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

May 27, 2026