Sydenstricker School

Sydenstricker School

Sydenstricker School, November 2012
Location 8511 Hooes Rd., Springfield, Virginia
Coordinates 38°45′20″N 77°14′21″W / 38.75556°N 77.23917°W / 38.75556; -77.23917Coordinates: 38°45′20″N 77°14′21″W / 38.75556°N 77.23917°W / 38.75556; -77.23917
Area 0.91 acres (0.37 ha)
Built c. 1928 (1928)
Built by Wooster, William Beauregard
Architectural style One-room school
NRHP Reference # 12000539[1]
VLR # 029-0154
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 22, 2012
Designated VLR June 21, 2012[2]

Sydenstricker School, also known as Pohick School #8 and Upper Pohick Community League Hall (since 1948), is a historic one-room school located at Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia. It was built in 1928, and is a one-story, front-gabled structure, covered in weatherboard, painted red with white trim, and topped with a metal roof. Also on the property are a contributing combination storage shed and three-hole privy, the original privy pit, and a large metal flag pole, donated in 1928.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-31.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Lisa Friedrich Becker (February 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sydenstricker School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos


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