Sydenstricker School
Sydenstricker School | |
 Sydenstricker School, November 2012 | |
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| Location | 8511 Hooes Rd., Springfield, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°45′20″N 77°14′21″W / 38.75556°N 77.23917°WCoordinates: 38°45′20″N 77°14′21″W / 38.75556°N 77.23917°W |
| Area | 0.91 acres (0.37 ha) |
| Built | c. 1928 |
| Built by | Wooster, William Beauregard |
| Architectural style | One-room school |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000539[1] |
| VLR No. | 029-0154 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 22, 2012 |
| Designated VLR | June 21, 2012[2] |
Sydenstricker School, also known as Pohick School #8 and Upper Pohick Community League Hall (since 1948), is a historic one-room school located at Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia. It was built in 1928, and is a one-story, front-gabled structure, covered in weatherboard, painted red with white trim, and topped with a metal roof. Also on the property are a contributing combination storage shed and three-hole privy, the original privy pit, and a large metal flag pole, donated in 1928.[3]
The school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1] In 2017 it was commemorated with a historic marker erected on the premises by the Fairfax County Historical Commission.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Lisa Friedrich Becker (February 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sydenstricker School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
- ^ "Sydenstricker Schoolhouse Historical Marker". Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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Categories:
- One-room schoolhouses in Virginia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1928
- Schools in Fairfax County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Springfield, Virginia
- 1928 establishments in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Fairfax County, Virginia geography stubs