The Old School

The Old School served as an elementary and high school for white children and was one of Loudoun County's earliest public schools. In 1871, the General Assembly of Virginia passed a public school bill, and six years later action was taken to bring public education to Waterford. In August 1872, patrons and friends met to learn about the new public school system and gathered the money needed to build a school. A school built in the late 1870s was destroyed by fire in 1909, and the current building was built in 1911 to replace it. The school closed in 1965. In 1966, the Waterford Foundation acquired The Old School. Its current uses include a foundation office and events such as the Waterford Fair, concerts, lectures, and meetings, and an easement is held by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Waterford, Virginia · United States