Vale School-Community House

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Vale School-Community House
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Vale School-Community House, November 2012
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Location3124 Fox Mill Rd., Oakton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°53′29″N77°20′56″W / 38.89139°N 77.34889°W / 38.89139; -77.34889
Area1.82 acres (0.74 ha)
Builtc. 1884 (1884)
Architectural styleOne-room school
NRHP reference No. 11000349 [1]
VLR No.029-5615
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 8, 2011
Designated VLRMarch 17, 2011 [2]

Vale School-Community House is a historic two-room school located near Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia. It was built about 1884 and expanded with a second room in 1912. It is a one-story, two-room, wood-frame building on a stone and concrete foundation. It has a gable front with overhanging eaves, topped by a belfry with the school bell. Also on the property is a well built in 1951 and the former location of a privy constructed in 1884. The school closed in 1931 and was reopened as a Community House by the Vale Home Demonstration Club in 1935. [3] The founder of the Vale Club was Florence Jodzies who has been honored via historical marker. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/06/11 through 6/10/11. National Park Service. 2011-06-17.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Carol Cross (November 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Vale School-Community House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
  4. Patricia Strat (April 2012). "National Historical Marker Database". National Historical Marker Database.