Vale School-Community House - Fairfax County - United States: Ratings, Rankings and Reviews
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Vale School-Community House

Vale School-Community House is a historic two-room school located near Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia. It was built about 1884 and expanded with a second room in 1912. It is a one-story, two-room, wood-frame building on a stone and concrete foundation. It has a gable front with overhanging eaves, topped by a belfry with the school bell. Also on the property is a well built in 1951 and the former location of a privy constructed in 1884. The school closed in 1931 and was reopened as a Community House by the Vale Home Demonstration Club in 1935. The founder of the Vale Club was Florence Jodzies who has been honored via historical marker. In 2018, Mrs Jodzies was included on the Wall of Honor of The Virginia Women’s Monument, located in Richmond's Capitol Square.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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- Country: United States
- City: Fairfax County
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- Global Ranking Score (Higher is Better): 197