PRESERVING A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK Historic buildings Rural landscapes A historic American village Join Us Waterford Foundation

Founded | 1733

When you stroll the streets of the Waterford National Historic Landmark in Waterford, Virginia, you’ll step back in time. First settled in 1733 by Quakers from Pennsylvania, it is an extraordinary collection of 18th- and 19th-century buildings set within 1,420 acres of rolling farmland located just one hour from Washington, D.C.

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Programs

Phillips Farm & Land Use

Waterford Craft School

Second Street School

Waterford Fair

News & Stories from Waterford

Adaptive Reuse of WF Properties

Volunteer Spotlight

Volunteer Party 2024

2024 Recap

Upcoming Events

• Traditional Marbling on Specialty Papers, Cottons, and Silk Scarves – 2 Day Workshop

  April 25 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Ecoprinting in Color on Silk

  April 26 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Introduction to the Warp Weighted Loom

  April 26 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Spoon Carving

  April 26 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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African Americans in Waterford

The Quakers

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Your donation helps with the ongoing preservation of land and buildings — dating back to the village’s founding in 1733 — as well as educational programs such as the Second Street School program, where children study actual students who attended the one-room African-American school in 1880, the Waterford Craft School which teaches traditional made-by-hand skills and the Waterford Fair, which provides a venue for master artisans and showcases the history and beauty of Waterford.