Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School

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]

Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School
Front view of the school building, in 2012
Location9812 and 9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, Virginia
Coordinates38°59′50″N 77°17′06″W
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1889, 1911, 1929
ArchitectMorris, L.B.
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.04000861[1]
VLR No.029-0441
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 2004
Designated VLRJune 16, 2004[2]
The former Grange Hall building, seen in 2018.

The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Charles Gailey and Elizabeth A. Crowell (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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