Sydenstricker Schoolhouse -- Fairfax County, VA - One-Room Schoolhouses on Waymarking.com

In 1897, Barney Deavers deeded land to build Pokick School #8 on this site. The school burned in July 1928 and a new schoolhouse was constructed and opened four months later. Locally known as the Sydenstricker School, it was the last public one-room schoolhouse built in Fairfax County. After closing in 1939, it continued to be used by the community for social and civic events. The Upper Pohick Community League, organized in 1948, purchased the schoolhouse property from the School Board in 1954 and was influential in the improvement of local roads, public utilities, and the development of the surrounding community.

Original or Re-creation?: Original Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1928 Year the school closed.: 12/31/1939 Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no Address: 8511 Hooes Road Springfield, VA USA 22153 Web Address (if available): [Web Link] Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed

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