Paeonian Springs White

Paeonian Springs White

Opening and Closing

Built late 1800's or early 1900's.

Closed 1935/36, children were hauled to Hamilton

See records of Virginia Historical Landmarks Commission in the Vertical files of the Edwin Washington Archives, Douglass HS building, Leesburg.

Physical and Map Location

40463 Charles Town Pike, Paeonian Springs

Petitions

Transportation

Walking was a common method of school transportation even before the creation of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS).  It’s believed that students who lived within 3 miles of a school could walk from their home to school.  The figure at https://edwinwashingtonproject.org/s/ewp/item/31229 shows the location of the school with a circle representing the area from which students could have walked, back and forth from their home to the school.  Travel by horse was also used and could have extended the travel distance.

History

We believe this was initially the Paeonian Springs Academy, which  closed about 1910. Paper Term Reports for Paeonian Springs, Jefferson District, 1924/251934/35  in EWP 6.3.2  Box 4.   The EWP Archives also has a set of enrollment cards for Paeonian Springs from 1918 to 1935/36, when the school closed and children were hauled to Hamilton.  See EWP 6.6 Paeonian Springs W Grade 1-7 Yr 1918 to 1935.

Instructors

1921/22:   Miss Ruby Corley of Paeonian Springs.  Born 1900.  Educated at Lovettsville High School.  Instructed grades 1-7.  Paid $70 a month.  Had two years experience and operated on a provisional first grade permit. 1931/32   Miss Helen Einstein.  Graduated from Radford State Teacher's College, then resigned from Radford as a Critic Teacher in order to take on post as Paeonian Springs..  Was also an honor student and a member of Pi Gamma Mu and Sigma Sigma Sigma.  The goal was to turn Paeonian Springs into a model school.  Source:  EWP: 4.1.A   Yr. 1931 July Model School Paeonian Springs.

Insurance and Physical Description

See records in the vertical file from the Virginia Historical Landmarks Commission.   LCPS school statistics indicate the building was constructed in 1900, a two roomframe structure for $3,000