Hume School - Arlington, VA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 38° 51.525 W 077° 04.067
18S E 320583 N 4303133
The Hume School is now a museum.
Waymark Code: WM6E1Y
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2009
Views: 2
A plaque at the site reads: "The Hume School was built in 1891. The Queen Anne style building was designed by B. Stanley Simmons, an area architect. The school was named for Frank Hume, a local civic and business leader, who donated adjacent land for a playground. It was an active public school for 67 years, closing in 1958. The Arlington Historical Society, founded in 1956, led a successful community campaign to save the building for use as a local museum. In 1960, the Hume School was deeded to the Arlington Historical Society. The Hume School is a designated Arlington County Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places."
Street address: 1805 S. Arlington Ridge Rd Arlington, VA USA
County / Borough / Parish: Arlington
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Education
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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