Rock Spring in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

John Saegmuller House

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 16, 2012

1. John Saegmuller House Marker

Inscription. This Prairie style house was built around 1926 for John Leonard Saegmuller. The prominent local family owned about 240 acres of land in this part of the county. John worked for his father George Nicholas designing optical instruments at his factory, Fauth & Company. From 1917-1926, John led the Washington office of Bausch and Lomb, which merged with his father’s business in 1905. From 1926-1939, John and his brothers Frederick and George operated one of Arlington’s most successful dairy operations at their family’s Reserve Hill Farm. The John Saegmuller House is a reminder of Arlington’s rural heritage and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2004 by Arlington County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 38° 54.394′ N, 77° 8.39′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Rock Spring. It is on Little Falls Court north of North Little Falls Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located just east of the house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5105 Little Falls Road, Arlington VA 22207, 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Little Falls Road (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Nicholas Saegmuller (about 500 feet away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northwest 2 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Birchwood (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wunder's Crossroads (approx. one mile away); Minor's Hill (approx. one mile away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northwest 1 (approx. 1.1 miles away); RADM Paul A. Holmberg (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

John Saegmuller House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 16, 2012

2. John Saegmuller House

Looking at the house from the marker

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 16, 2012

3. John Saegmuller House

Looking from across Little Falls Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,086 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.