Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School explained

Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:029-0441
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:9812 and 9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, Virginia
Coordinates:38.9974°N -77.2851°W
Built:1889, 1911, 1929
Architect:Morris, L.B.
Architecture:Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Added:August 11, 2004
Refnum:04000861

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 -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.[2]

The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: 029-0441 Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School . August 3, 2021 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and photos accompanying nomination