Arcola Elementary School
National Register of Historic Places

Arcola Elementary School

Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia
Listed
June 4, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000363

About this property

Arcola Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located at Arcola, Loudoun County, Virginia. It was originally built in 1939, as a six-room, one-story, Colonial Revival style school as part of the Public Works Administration building campaign. It has a hipped roof and projecting central pavilion with pediment frontispiece and recessed entrance. Flanking classroom wings were added in 1939, 1951, and 1956. It remained in use as a school into the 1970s, when it was re-opened as the Arcola Community Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

24244 Gum Spring Rd.
Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia
38.94960, -77.53674

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Arcola Elementary School listed on the National Register?

Arcola Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Arcola Elementary School?

Arcola Elementary School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Arcola Elementary School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1939.

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