Vale School-Community House

Vale School-Community House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Vale School-Community House, November 2012
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Location	3124 Fox Mill Rd., Oakton, Virginia
Coordinates	38°53′29″N77°20′56″W / 38.89139°N 77.34889°W / 38.89139; -77.34889
Area	1.82 acres (0.74 ha)
Built	c. 1884 (1884)
Architectural style	One-room school
NRHP reference No.	11000349 [1]
VLR No.	029-5615
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 8, 2011
Designated VLR	March 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] In 2018, Mrs Jodzies was included on the Wall of Honor of The Virginia Women’s Monument, located in Richmond's Capitol Square. ^{[5] [6]}

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

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/06/11 through 6/10/11. National Park Service. June 17, 2011.
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.
5. Virginia Women's Monument Commission (October 2018). "WALL OF HONOR". National Historical Marker Database.
6. VIRGINIA WOMEN'S MONUMENT COMMISSION (October 2018). "VIRGINIA WOMEN'S MONUMENT COMMISSION". National Historical Marker Database.

External links

• Historical marker for the Vale School-Vale Community House unveiled at the 75th anniversary of the club founding