National Register of Historic Places

Oakton Trolley Station

Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia
Listed
February 8, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000026

About this property

Oakton Trolley Station is a historic trolley station located at Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia. The Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway, which operated electric trolleys that travelled between Fairfax City and downtown Washington, D.C., from 1904 to 1939, constructed the station in 1905. The building has a three-story vernacular frame. It has a rectangular plan, with a wrap-around open porch, weatherboards and a tin roof. The trolley line used the building as a station until the line closed in 1939. A post office and a general store then used the building until it became a boarding house. The building was restored in 1988 as a single family dwelling. On October 19, 1994, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources added the trolley station to the Virginia Landmarks Register. The National Park Service then added the station to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1995. In 2011, the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust entered into an historic preservation agreement that legally protects the historic resource.

Location

2923 Gray St.
Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia
38.87975, -77.29654

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Blenheim
Colonial
1.5 mi
City of Fairfax Historic District (Additional Documentation)
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2.3 mi
Freeman Store
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2.3 mi
Ratcliffe-Logan-Allison House
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2.4 mi
Fairfax County Courthouse and Jail (Boundary Increase)
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2.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Vienna Skirmish
1861Civil War
1.8 mi
Stuart's Ride – Fairfax Court House
1863Civil War
2.3 mi
Battle of Fairfax Court House
1861Civil War
2.3 mi

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When was Oakton Trolley Station listed on the National Register?

Oakton Trolley Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Oakton Trolley Station?

Oakton Trolley Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Oakton Trolley Station?

The period of significance for Oakton Trolley Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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