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Waterford in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Tin Shop

 
 
The Tin Shop Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007
1. The Tin Shop Marker
Inscription.
15481 Second Street • Built 1875–1885 • Historic Use — Housed harness-making, tin roofing and tinware businesses; post office (1885–1897) • 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. Marker 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.
 
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, measured in a direct line); Waterford (about 700 feet away); The Old School
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Bond Street Barn, Waterford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Waterford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Waterford - An Old Mill Town (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterford.
 
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.) 
 
The Tin Shop as it appears today. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007
2. The Tin Shop as it appears today.
The Tin Shop image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2021
3. The Tin Shop
Unfortunately, the marker appears to have been removed.
Dedication plaque on the building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2021
4. Dedication plaque on the building
The Tin Shop
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 1,069 times since then and 5 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.

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