Vale School-Community House
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Vale School-Community House | |
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Vale School-Community House, November 2012 | |
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| Location | 3124 Fox Mill Rd., Oakton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′29″N 77°20′56″W / 38.89139°N 77.34889°WCoordinates: 38°53′29″N 77°20′56″W / 38.89139°N 77.34889°W |
| Area | 1.82 acres (0.74 ha) |
| Built | c. 1928 |
| Architectural style | One-room school |
| NRHP Reference # | 11000349[1] |
| VLR # | 029-5615 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 8, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | March 17, 2011[2] |
Vale School-Community House is a historic one-room school located at Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia. It was built about 1884, and expanded with a second room in 1912. It is a one-story, two-room, wood-frame building on a stone and concrete foundation. It has a gable front with overhanging eaves, and topped by a belfry with its school bell. Also on the property is a contributing a well built in 1951 and the former location of a privy constructed in 1884. The school closed in 1931, and was reopened as a Community House by the Vale Home Demonstration Club in 1935.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/06/11 through 6/10/11. National Park Service. 2011-06-17.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Carol Cross (November 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Vale School-Community House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
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