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40188 Water Street & 40188 Main Street

Open on Saturday: 10am to 5pm

This two-story stone and log house is the only one still standing on Water Street. It exemplifies housing for less affluent individuals in the early 19th century; many builders continued to use log and stone as a cheaper alternative to brick or frame construction. Its earliest known owner was Elizabeth Gore (c.1772-c.1848), who in 1818 bought what was probably a vacant lot. She sold the property in 1849 to a weaver from Germany. In the mid-1850s William Robinson (born c.1821), a free African-American, purchased the house; it remained in his family for close to a century. Two additional dwellings owned by African-American families stood to the right of the Weaver’s Cottage until the late 1800s.

The Weavers’ Cottage is open through the courtesy of Owners Jeff Darrah and Issac Johnson and Renter Shawn Perrine.

15555 Second Street

Open on Friday: 10am to 5pm (Garden Only)

Mahlon Schooley (b.1788), who later helped establish a Quaker community in Iowa, built this brick house in 1817. Like many Waterford dwellings, the original portion is a three-bay brick bank building on a stone foundation, with a metal gable roof. The rain gutters almost hide a mousetooth cornice. The house was enlarged at the rear in the 1840s, and late in that century an owner reconstructed the south wall of the house, adding windows and lengthening the first story windows.

The Mahlon Schooley House Garden is open through the courtesy of Susan Honig-Rogers & Richard Rogers

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Individual and groups are invited to volunteer at the Waterford Fair.

The Waterford Fair is the premier traditional crafts fair and homes tour in the Northern Virginia area. The Fair needs many volunteers to make it a success. The Fair is fun and a great way to be involved in the community. Volunteers have fun assisting with the Fair on the day(s) they volunteer and…get complimentary entry!

A few of the ways volunteers can help:

• Homes Tour Docents
• Ticket Takers
• The Mill Photography and Art Mart
• The Corner Store
• Beer and Wine Tent

Need a community service project for your staff? Sponsor our Local Libations Tent — pour beer, have fun and help the Foundation preserve the National Historic Landmark of Waterford.

Please consider helping at the Fair this year and in years to come. The Waterford Fair is an important part of supporting the mission of the Waterford Foundation and preserving this National Historic Landmark. The help of volunteers is much appreciated!

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Please contact the Fair office at 540-882-3018, ext. 4 or email [email protected].

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Businesses can feel good about supporting the Waterford Fair.

Your business can be featured on Waterford Fair marketing materials as well as many other opportunities that can be arranged with our staff. Please contact us to find out how your business can benefit while helping the Waterford Fair continue to provide a valuable venue for artisans and a fun, family-friendly community event.

Did you know?

• Approximately 20,000 visitors attend the Waterford Fair annually, many returning year after year.
• A 2014 survey conducted by Visit Loudoun indicated that 65 percent of visitors to the Waterford Fair come from Virginia. Of those, 75.9 percent are women; 41.8 percent have college degrees; and 68 percent are day-trippers. Each spends an average of $337.11 on food, wine, events, shopping, and fuel.  Those who spend the night spend an average of $1,042.22.
• They represent a huge pool of potential customers for your company—thousands of young families and high-end buying public interested in the Fair’s quality traditional crafts, historic homes privately owned which are open only once a year, and interactive history lessons about life in an early American rural village.
• A four-time winner of Loudoun County’s Event of the Year by Visit Loudoun, the Waterford Fair provides “lasting benefits to the community…and the generations of overnight stays and effective promotion to out-of-county visitors.”

Advertise in the 76th Waterford Fair Booklet in 2020!

It’s never to early to start thinking about being a part of this long-standing community tradition and preservation event. Place an ad for your business in the collectible Fair Booklet. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all budgets.

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Please contact the Fair office at 540-882-3018, ext. 4 or email [email protected].

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