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]
Vale School-Community House | |
 Vale School-Community House, November 2012 | |
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| Location | 3124 Fox Mill Rd., Oakton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′29″N 77°20′56″W / 38.89139°N 77.34889°W |
| Area | 1.82 acres (0.74 ha) |
| Built | c. 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] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ 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
- ^ Patricia Strat (April 2012). "National Historical Marker Database". National Historical Marker Database.
- ^ Virginia Women's Monument Commission (October 2018). "WALL OF HONOR". National Historical Marker Database.
- ^ VIRGINIA WOMEN'S MONUMENT COMMISSION (October 2018). "VIRGINIA WOMEN'S MONUMENT COMMISSION". National Historical Marker Database.
