Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School
Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School | |
 Front view of the school building, in 2012 | |
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| Location | 9812 and 9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°59′50″N 77°17′06″W / 38.99736°N 77.28511°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1889, 1911, 1929 |
| Architect | Morris, L.B. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000861[1] |
| VLR No. | 029-0441 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 2004[2] |
The Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School are two historic buildings that served as a Grange meeting hall and as a school located in Great Falls, Fairfax County, Virginia. The Forestville School was built in 1889 as a one-room school, and expanded in 1911 with the appendage of the Floris School. It is an L-shaped wood-frame structure covered in weatherboards and topped by a standing-seam metal cross-gable roof. After closing as a school in 1922, it served as a residence and then as the Great Falls Post Office from 1959 until 1982. The Great Falls Grange Hall was built in 1929, and is a 1+1⁄2-story brick building with a gable front. It features a front porch supported by concrete pillars in the American Craftsman style. Both buildings are owned by the Fairfax County Park Authority.[3]
The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "029-0441 Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. August 3, 2021. and photos accompanying nomination
- One-room schoolhouses in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Grange organizations and buildings
- Bungalow architecture in Virginia
- American Craftsman architecture in Virginia
- Clubhouses in Virginia
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1911
- School buildings completed in 1929
- Grange buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
- 1889 establishments in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Fairfax County, Virginia, geography stubs