Burke in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Huldah Coffer House

Photographed by Todd Taylor, December 9, 2014

1. The Huldah Coffer House Marker

Inscription. Built ca. 1876 for Huldah Coffer, this house was constructed on farmland that had been in the locally prominent Coffer family since the 18th century. Widowed at age 22, Coffer became a farmer, growing wheat, oats, and Indian corn and raising a modest number of sheep and milk cows on her 261 acre farm. She shared her home with her daughter, Ella, and son-in-law, M.D. Hall, a lawyer and educator who was Superintendent of Fairfax County Schools from 1886 to 1929. Hall oversaw the transition from district school boards to the consolidated School Board of Fairfax County in 1922.

Erected 2014 by The Fairfax County History Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 38° 47.546′ N, 77° 17.598′ W. Marker is in Burke, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from the intersection of Downeys Wood Court and Wards Grove Circle, on the left when traveling east. At top of the Conservancy Path, a walking path, near the entrance of the Huldah Coffer House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10100 Wards Grove Circle, Burke VA 22015, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Johnson-Sabin Way (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Silas Burke House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wood Shed (approx. one mile away); Windmill (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named The Silas Burke House (approx. one mile away); Ice House (approx. one mile away); Post Office (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burke.

Photographed by Guy White, June 20, 2024

2. The Huldah Coffer House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2014, by Todd Taylor of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,867 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on December 9, 2014, by Todd Taylor of Burke, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 21, 2024, by Guy White of Annandale, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.