Oakton Trolley Station
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,[3] constructed the station in 1905.[4] The building has a three-story vernacular frame. It has a rectangular plan, with a wrap-around open porch, weatherboards and a tin roof.[4]
Oakton Trolley Station | |
 Oakton Trolley Station, November 2012 | |
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| Location | 2923 Gray St., Oakton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′47″N 77°17′49″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905 |
| Built by | Washington & Fairfax Electric RR Co. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000026[1] |
| VLR No. | 029-0477 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 8, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | October 19, 1994[2] |
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.[4]
On October 19, 1994, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources added the trolley station to the Virginia Landmarks Register.[2] The National Park Service then added the station to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1995.[1] In 2011, the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust entered into an historic preservation agreement that legally protects the historic resource.[5]
References
- (1) "Virginia SP Oakton Trolley Station". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
(2) "Oakton Trolley Station: National Register Information System ID: 95000026". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
(3) "Oakton Trolley Station". Virginia-Fairfax County. National Register of Historic Places. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
(4) "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties (National Register of Historic Places): 2/06/95 through 2/10/95" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. February 17, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
(5) Stefan, Adrienne; Macklin, Tom (July 11, 1994). "Oakton Trolley Station" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2018-02-18. Retrieved February 1, 2012. and Accompanying photo - "029-0477 Oakton Trolley Station". Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- Merriken, John E. (1987). Old Dominion Trolley Too: A History of the Mount Vernon Line. ISBN 0-9600938-2-6. OCLC 17605355.
- Adrienne Stefan and Tom Macklin (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakton Trolley Station" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-18. and Accompanying photo
- (1) Trompeter, Brian (July 22, 2011). "Owner Offers Conservation Easement for Former Trolley Station in Oakton". Sun Gazette. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
(2) "NVCT Preserves the Historic Oakton Trolley Station". Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. July 14, 2011. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
(3) "Oakton Historic Trolley Line Preserved" (PDF). Connection. Connection Newspapers. August 17, 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
