Fairfax Hall
Fairfax Hall | |
| Location | Winchester Ave., Waynesboro, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°4′13″N 78°52′14″W / 38.07028°N 78.87056°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1890, 1926 |
| Architect | Poindexter, William |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne, European Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004609[1] |
| VLR No. | 136-0010 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | July 20, 1982[2] |
Fairfax Hall, previously known as Brandon Hotel (1890-1913), Brandon Institute (1913-1920), and Fairfax Hall Junior College or Fairfax Hall School (Junior College program discontinued in 1956)[3] (1920-1975),[4] is a historic building located at Waynesboro, Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, very long and rambling resort hotel building in the shingled mode of the Queen Anne style. It has an irregular symmetry with towers at either end of the facade, a one-story porte cochere, a distinctive octagonal belvedere and cupola, and glassed in first story porches. Also on the property is a contributing gymnasium, built in 1926 in the European Renaissance style. It was originally occupied by the Brandon Hotel resort. The Brandon closed in 1913 but the building reopened as a school. In 1920 the school became Fairfax Hall, a junior college and preparatory school for girls. After the school closed in 1975, it was leased by the Virginia Department of Corrections as a training academy but then purchased and reopened as a retirement home.[5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Former students of the college and preparatory school for girls include film star Martha Hyer, musician Nikki Hornsby, politician Julia Brownley, and DAR President-General Presley Merritt Wagoner.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1956). Education Directory. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. p. 170. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/136-0010_Fairfax_Hall_1982_Final_Nomination.pdf
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairfax Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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