Waterford in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Old School
40222 Fairfax Street
Built
1910 (new auditorium 2012)
Historic Use
Elementary and high school for white children.
Current Use
Foundation office; Waterford Fair, concerts, lectures, meetings
The current building was built in 1911 to replace the school built in the late 1870s and destroyed by fire in 1909. The school was closed in 1965. It was one of Loudoun County's earliest public schools.
In 1871, the General Assembly of Virginia passed a public school bill. Six years later action was taken to bring public education to Waterford. In August 1872, patrons and friends met and learned about the working of the new public school system and gathered the money needed to build a school.
The Old School was acquired by the Waterford Foundation in 1966. An easement is held by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Waterford Foundation, Inc.
Our mission is to preserve the historic buildings and open spaces of the National Historic Landmark of Waterford, Virginia, and, through education, to increase the public's knowledge of life and work in an early American rural community.
Erected by Waterford Foundation, Inc.
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Location. 39° 11.194′ N, 77° 36.568′ W. Marker is in Waterford, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on Fairfax Street east of High Street (Virginia Route 665), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford VA 20197, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Waterford Baptist Church
Other markers no longer nearby. Waterford (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Tin Shop (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
