Waterford in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Tin Shop
Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007
1. The Tin Shop Marker
15481 Second Street Built 18751885 Historic Use Housed harness-making, tin roofing and tinware businesses; post office (18851897) Current Use Waterford Fair; office space
The Tin Shop is built over a creek which flooded periodically, once washing the postmistress and mail downstream.
The Tin Shop was acquired by the Waterford Foundation in 1984. An easement is held by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Erected by Waterford Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 11.279′ N, 77° 36.706′ W. Marker was in Waterford, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It was on Second Street 0.1 miles south of Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 15481 Second St, Waterford VA 20197, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterford Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Waterford (about 700
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Waterford (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Marker is located on the side of the building.
Also see . . . Waterford Virginia - A National Historic Landmark. Website homepage (Submitted on March 10, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007
2. The Tin Shop as it appears today.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2021
3. The Tin Shop
Unfortunately, the marker appears to have been removed.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2021
4. Dedication plaque on the building
Dedicated to
Constance K. Chamberlin
First Executive Director, Waterford Foundation
1981-1988
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 1,222 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 3, 4. submitted on March 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
