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National Register of Historic Places

Funk House

On the National Register since 199333 years
Queen AnneListed 1993Jennings
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Funk House

Funk House, at 523 Cary Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 1, 1993. It was among the first 6 of Jennings’s 13 listings, with two others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 161 other Louisiana listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 15 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

523 Cary Ave., Jennings · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Funk HouseStart here
  2. 2J. E. Foster HouseQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3IlgenhurstQueen Anne · next door
  4. 4Derouen HouseQueen Anne · next door
  5. 5Jennings Post OfficeNeo-Federal · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMore Mileage Gas StationBuilt 19380.1 miBT. C. Mahaffey HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBTwitchell HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBJennings Carnegie Public LibraryItalian Renaissance · Built 19080.3 miBStrand TheatreModerne · Built 19390.4 miBAngelusColonial Revival · Built 19070.5 miBF. R. Jaenke HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

T. C. Mahaffey House0.1 mi away
Twitchell House0.2 mi away
Calkins-Orvis House9.8 mi away
Crowley Historic District (Boundary Increase)Built 1887 · 17.1 mi away

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Questions about Funk House

Is Funk House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 1, 1993 (Register number 93000267).

Is Funk House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Louisiana has 57 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Funk House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Funk House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 15 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73973822 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.