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	Hume School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
	Hume School in 2009
	Location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area Hume School (Virginia) Hume School (the United States)
Location	1805 S. Arlington Ridge Rd., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates	38°51′31″N 77°04′03″W / 38.85873°N 77.06757°W
Built	1891
Architect	B. Stanley Simmons
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	79003027
VLR No.	000-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1979
Designated VLR	September 26, 1979

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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 has been the home of the Arlington Historical Society since 1960.^[4]^[5]

The building

The Queen Anne-style building was designed by B. Stanley Simmons, a Washington, D.C. 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.^[8]

The National Park Service listed the building on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1979.^[1]^[8]^[9] The Arlington County Board designated the building to be a local historic district on October 3, 1978.^[9]

The Hume School is currently operated as the Arlington Historical Museum by the Arlington Historical Society. It has over 4000 artifacts representing all of the history of Arlington County. The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.^[3]

Arlington Historical Society

Arlington County 2011-2012 Vehicle Decal

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.^[5]^[10] The Ball-Sellers House was donated to the Arlington Historical Society in 1975 for preservation and interpretation.^[11]

On Feb 15th, 2011, Arlington County announced that the 2011-2012 vehicle decal sticker would feature a photo of the Hume School taken by Wakefield High School junior Maya Giacobbe as part of a contest.^[12]

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. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
^ ^a ^b "Arlington Historical Museum". Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
^ Arlington Historical Society (2000). Arlington. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 81, 85. ISBN 978-0-7385-0619-7.
^ ^a ^b Benbow, Mark; Hix, Cathy (May 13, 2021). "The Hume School: Past, Present and Future" (video: 48 minutes). Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Denzin, Don (2004). "A Devoted Virginian's Floating Coffin" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-05-29.
^ ^a ^b Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1979). "Hume School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places — Nomination Form. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
^ ^a ^b "Hume School". Projects and Planning. Arlington County, Virginia government. Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
^
Multiple sources:
- "About Us". Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- "Mission". Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Ball Sellars House". Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
^ "Wakefield Student Wins Decal Competition « Arlington County NewsReleases". www.apsva.us. 2011-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

External links

Hume School, 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, Arlington County, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[VLR_list-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.

[Hume-3] "Arlington Historical Museum". Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-08.

[arlhist-4] Arlington Historical Society (2000). Arlington. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 81, 85. ISBN 978-0-7385-0619-7.

[video-5] Benbow, Mark; Hix, Cathy (May 13, 2021). "The Hume School: Past, Present and Future" (video: 48 minutes). Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[vlr-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.

[denzin-7] Denzin, Don (2004). "A Devoted Virginian's Floating Coffin" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-05-29.

[nrhpnom-8] Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1979). "Hume School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places — Nomination Form. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-09.

[designation-9] "Hume School". Projects and Planning. Arlington County, Virginia government. Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2018-03-08.

[10] Multiple sources:
"About Us". Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

"Mission". Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[11] "About Us". Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[12] "Mission". Arlington Historical Society. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[11] "Ball Sellars House". Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.

[http://www.apsva.us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=67303-12] "Wakefield Student Wins Decal Competition « Arlington County NewsReleases". www.apsva.us. 2011-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

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+| caption                        = Hume School in 2009
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-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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/learn/sites_properties/museum.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-03-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316121214/http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/learn/sites_properties/museum.html |archivedate=2010-03-16 |df= }}</ref> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979 and is also a designated Arlington County Landmark.<ref name=nris/><ref name=nrhpnom>http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CPHD/ons/hp/page64851.pdf National Register of Historic Places nomination form</ref> It has been the home of the '''Arlington Historical Society''' since 1960.<ref name="arlhist">{{cite book|last=Arlington Historical Society|title=Arlington|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2000|pages=81, 85|isbn=978-0-7385-0619-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d78PhjhmdTwC&printsec=frontcover#PPA85,M1}}</ref>  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&nbsp;p.m. to 4:00&nbsp;p.m..
+The '''Hume School''' is an 1891 former school building in the [[Arlington Ridge, Virginia|Arlington Ridge]] neighborhood in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].  It is the oldest school building in Arlington County.<ref name=Hume>{{cite web|url=https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/visit/arlington-historical-museum/|title=Arlington Historical Museum|publisher=[[Arlington Historical Society]]|accessdate=2018-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308235911/https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/visit/arlington-historical-museum/|archive-date=2018-03-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>  It has been the home of the [[Arlington Historical Society]] since 1960.<ref name="arlhist">{{cite book|last=Arlington Historical Society|title=Arlington|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2000|pages=81, 85|isbn=978-0-7385-0619-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d78PhjhmdTwC}}</ref><ref name=video>{{cite web|last1=Benbow|first1=Mark|last2=Hix|first2=Cathy|date=May 13, 2021|url=https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/2021/05/hume-school-past-present-and-future-2021/|title=The Hume School: Past, Present and Future|format=video: 48 minutes|work=Arlington Historical Society|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|publisher=Arlington Historical Society|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
 ==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.<ref name="vlr">{{cite book|last=Loth, Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources|first=Calder|title=The Virginia Landmarks Register |publisher=University of Virginia Press|year=2000|edition=4th|pages=43|isbn=978-0-8139-1862-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJa_64aH1iMC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=Hume+School+Arlington+Historical+society&source=bl&ots=PC_BlA36eM&sig=3qgeiJBGLFSNiwmtzIbjina70SE&hl=en&ei=smQfSvK3FYSstgeetNDsAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#PPA43,M1}}</ref>  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.<ref name="denzin">{{cite web|url=http://www.fohbc.com/PDF_Files/Hume-Denzin.pdf|title=A Devoted Virginian’s Floating Coffin  |last=Denzin|first=Don|year=2004|accessdate=2009-05-29}}</ref>  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.<ref name=nrhpnom/>
+The Queen Anne-style building was designed by [[B. Stanley Simmons]], a [[Washington, D.C.]] architect.  Its design reflects the changing thoughts around the importance of education and larger schools.<ref name="vlr">{{cite book|last=Loth, Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources|first=Calder|title=The Virginia Landmarks Register |publisher=University of Virginia Press|year=2000|edition=4th|pages=43|isbn=978-0-8139-1862-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJa_64aH1iMC&q=Hume+School+Arlington+Historical+society&pg=PA43}}</ref>  [[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.<ref name="denzin">{{cite web|url=http://www.fohbc.com/PDF_Files/Hume-Denzin.pdf|title=A Devoted Virginian's Floating Coffin  |last=Denzin|first=Don|year=2004|accessdate=2009-05-29}}</ref>  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.<ref name=nrhpnom/>
+The [[National Park Service]] listed the building on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 18, 1979.<ref name=nris/><ref name=nrhpnom>{{cite web|author=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Arlington/000-0011_Hume_School_1979_Final_Nomination.pdf|accessdate=2018-03-09|title=Hume School|work=[[National Register of Historic Places]] — Nomination Form|date=January 1979|publisher=[[Virginia Department of Historic Resources]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309001422/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Arlington/000-0011_Hume_School_1979_Final_Nomination.pdf|archive-date=2018-03-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=designation/> The [[Arlington County, Virginia#Government and politics|Arlington County Board]] designated the building to be a [[Historic districts in the United States#Local-level|local historic district]] on October 3, 1978.<ref name=designation>{{cite web|url=http://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/hume-school/|title=Hume School|work=Projects and Planning|publisher=[[Arlington County, Virginia]] government|accessdate=2018-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520093641/http://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/hume-school/|archive-date=2016-05-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The Hume School is currently operated as the [[Arlington Historical Museum]] by the Arlington Historical Society.  It has over 4000 artifacts representing all of the history of Arlington County.  The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00&nbsp;p.m. to 4:00&nbsp;p.m.<ref name=Hume/>
 ==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.
 [[File:ArlingtonCounty2011-12VehicleDecal.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Arlington County 2011-2012 Vehicle Decal]]
+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.<ref name=video/><ref>Multiple sources:
+* {{cite web|url=https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/about/|title=About Us|work=Arlington Historical Society|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|publisher=Arlington Historical Society|access-date=February 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206054134/https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/about/|archive-date=February 6, 2024|url-status=live}}
+* {{cite web|url=https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/mission/|title=Mission|work=Arlington Historical Society|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|publisher=Arlington Historical Society|access-date=February 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216150756/https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/mission/|archive-date=December 16, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Ball-Sellers House]] was donated to the Arlington Historical Society in 1975 for preservation and interpretation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/visit/ball-sellers-house/|title=Ball Sellars House|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|publisher=[[Arlington Historical Society]]|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413065750/https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/visit/ball-sellers-house/|archive-date=April 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On Feb 15th, 2011, Arlington County announced that the 2011-2012 vehicle decal sticker would feature a photo of the Hume School taken by Wakefield High School junior Maya Giacobbe as part of a contest.<ref name="http://www.apsva.us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=67303">{{cite web |url=http://www.apsva.us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=67303 |title=Wakefield Student Wins Decal Competition « Arlington County NewsReleases |publisher=www.apsva.us |date=2011-02-15 |accessdate=2011-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001034436/http://www.apsva.us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=67303 |archive-date=2011-10-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+==See also==
-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<ref name="http://www.apsva.us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=67303">{{cite web|url=http://www.apsva.us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=67303 |title=Wakefield Student Wins Decal Competition « Arlington County NewsReleases |publisher=www.apsva.us |date=2011-02-15 |accessdate=2011-02-15}}</ref>
+* [[List of Arlington County Historic Districts]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/19961018074749/http://www.co.arlington.va.us/ Arlington Historical Society]
 *[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/va2101/ Hume School, 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, Arlington County, VA] at the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] (HABS)
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 [[Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia]]
+[[Category:Arlington County Historic Districts]]
 [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Arlington County, Virginia]]
 [[Category:Queen Anne architecture in Virginia]]
 [[Category:School buildings completed in 1891]]
 [[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia]]
+[[Category:Brick buildings and structures in Virginia]]

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