The greater Waterford community has resolved to re-build
the Old School Auditorium, destroyed by fire in 2007.
You can help.
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The new auditorium, which will serve as the Foundation’s
Culture & Education Center, will also provide a venue
for a variety of historic and cultural events hosted by outside
organizations with missions similar to those of our Foundation.
We can succeed in this ambitious undertaking only with broad
support and generous donations from supporters like you,
who form our greater community. Please help rebuild this
vital center of our historic preservation and education mission,
for the region. Your tax-deductible contribution in the form
of a $100 Old School Construction Bond will help build a
new auditorium that will serve future generations. The new
facility will stand as a gateway to Waterford and a welcoming
destination for the preservationist community as a whole.
About the
renovation of the Old School 
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In Flames
On January 25, 2007, the
Waterford Old School Auditorium burst into flames.
There was no possibility of saving the 80-year-old
wood frame structure, and only the fast, heroic work
of local fire departments preserved the original
1910 Greek Revival classroom building.
For a community dedicated to
preserving historic buildings and a rapidly disappearing
pastoral lifestyle, the loss was incalculable.
The Old School Auditorium hosted
concerts, lectures and scout meetings, sheltered crafters
at the annual Waterford Fair and provided a home for
many regional events. Its familiar architecture was
a welcoming sight to village residents and visitors
alike.
More devastating still, much
of the loss was uninsurable. Modern safety codes, zoning,
and setback regulations, handicap requirements which
did not exist when the original structure was built
have added unrecoverable costs to the reconstruction
effort.
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Help Rebuild the Old School Auditorium today.
Your Bond “investment” will grow into the new
Waterford Culture & Education Center with music, lectures,
plays, parties, meetings, weddings, and Fair activities for
all to enjoy.
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Donate Now
You also can make your donation by phone. Please call (540) 882-3018. |
The Waterford Foundation, Inc., is registered with the Virginia
Division of Consumer Protection. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the Office of Consumer
Affairs.
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