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 Fairfax Public School Posted by:  robert
N 38° 50.681 W 077° 18.024
18S E 300358 N 4302055
Located along 236 in Fairfax, VA
Waymark Code: WMWFY
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2006
Views: 10
The Museum & Visitor Center is housed in the former Fairfax Elementary School, built in 1873 as the first two-story school in Fairfax County. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the facility is handicapped-accessible. Staffed by a Visitor Curator/Visitor Services Manager, Museum Technicians, and dedicated volunteer work force, the Museum & Visitor Center produces special exhibitions on City history, provides educational outreach to school and youth groups, offers walking tours of the historic district in the spring and fall, and provides general visitor information. The facility's Gift Shop stocks books, art prints, and souvenirs related to Fairfax and Virginia History.
This waymark can be found in the Civil War Discovery Trails Sites, History Museums, US National Register of Historic Places, and FIRST of its kind categories.
Building - #92001367
Street address:
10209 Main Street
Fairfax, VA USA
22030
County / Borough / Parish: City of Fairfax
Year listed: 1992
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Education
Current function: Work In Progress
Privately owned?: no
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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