Hume School

Hume School
Location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area
Location 1805 S. Arlington Ridge Rd., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°51′31″N 77°04′03″W / 38.85873°N 77.06757°WCoordinates: 38°51′31″N 77°04′03″W / 38.85873°N 77.06757°W
Built 1891
Architect B. Stanley Simmons
Architectural style Queen Anne
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

79003027

[1]
VLR # 000-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 18, 1979
Designated VLR September 26, 1979[2]

The Hume School is an 1891 former school building in the Arlington Ridge neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the oldest school building in Arlington County[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and is also a designated Arlington County Landmark.[1][4] It has been the home of the Arlington Historical Society since 1960.[5] The Hume School is currently operated as the Arlington Historical Museum by the Arlington Historical Society. It has over 4000 artifact representing all of the history of Arlington, VA. The museum is open on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m..

The building

The Queen Anne-style building was designed by B. Stanley Simmons, a Washington architect. Its design reflects the changing thoughts around the importance of education and larger schools.[6] Frank Hume, a Confederate veteran of the Civil War and local civic leader, sold his property to the county for $250 and donated some additional land for the playground.[7] It was an active public school from 1891 until it closed in 1958. A community campaign ended with the building being deeded to the Arlington Historical Society in 1960. They later purchased additional property behind the building to ensure views toward Washington and prevent development.[4]

Arlington Historical Society

The Arlington Historical Society was founded in September 1956. It moved into the Hume school in 1960 and began an extensive restoration before opening the building as a museum in the early 1960s. The AHS continues as a non-profit organization supporting research, preservation, and education efforts related to the local history of Arlington County, Virginia. The Ball-Sellers House was donated to the Arlington Historical Society in 1975 for preservation and interpretation.

Arlington Vehicle Decal

Arlington County 2011-2012 Vehicle Decal

On Feb 15th, 2011, Arlington County announced that the 2011-2012 vehicle decal sticker will feature a photo of the Hume School taken by Wakefield High School junior Maya Giacobbe as part of a contest[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 05-12-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/learn/sites_properties/museum.html
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CPHD/ons/hp/page64851.pdf National Register of Historic Places nomination form
  5. ↑ Arlington Historical Society (2000). Arlington. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 81, 85. ISBN 978-0-7385-0619-7.
  6. ↑ Loth, Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources, Calder (2000). The Virginia Landmarks Register (4th ed.). University of Virginia Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-8139-1862-4.
  7. ↑ Denzin, Don (2004). "A Devoted Virginian’s Floating Coffin". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  8. ↑ "Wakefield Student Wins Decal Competition « Arlington County NewsReleases". www.apsva.us. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

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