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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Waterford Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Waterford (about 400 feet away); Fairfax Meeting of Friends (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Second Street School (approx. ¼ mile away); Bond Street Barn, Waterford (approx. 0.3 miles away); Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Waterford (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterford.
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 64 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
