Schedule

March – December 2005. The schedule is driven by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) State Review Board schedule and National Register regulations.

Major Events/Tasks

• Community meeting May 14, 2005. Draft nomination work to date, available for comment and review. Presentations from the meeting:
  
  • Agenda for Community Meeting
  • Lorton Heritage Presentation
  • History Commission Presentation
  • Architectural Review Board Presentation
  • Consultant Presentation (JMA)
  
  
• Preliminary meeting with State Review Board June 1, 2005, Charlottesville. Purpose: Receive comment from Board members on draft nomination work to date. (Note: Preliminary sessions are not part of the formal Board agenda.)
  
  
• VDHR staff reviews final draft of nomination and provides comment, August 2005.
  
  
• Final National Register Nomination to the History Commission and the Architectural Review Board (ARB) for review and comment at public meetings in September and October, 2005. The History Commission will meet on September 7 and October 5, 7:30 p.m., at the Fairfax City Regional Library. The ARB will meet on September 8 and October 13, 6:30 p.m., at the Fairfax County Government Center.
  
  • D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory National Register Nomination (PDF, large file, 1.3M)
  • National Register Nomination Figures and Photos (PDF, large file, 11M)
  • D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District Maps
  
  In addition to the National Register Nomination, links have also been added to describe what the National Register of Historic Places is and Frequently Asked Questions.
  • What is the National Register of Historic Places
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    
    
• September 22, 2005
  
  
  • Narrated bus tour of the Laurel Hill National Register nomination area beginning promptly at 5:30 p.m. The bus will leave from the South County Secondary School flag pole area, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton. This tour is for those who have not yet toured Laurel Hill, and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To get on the reservation list for this tour, please call 703-324-1101.
    
    
  • Community meeting sponsored by Mt. Vernon Supervisor Gerry Hyland to review what is being nominated, what are the implications of the nomination and what is the public process. Meeting to start at 7:30 p.m., South County Secondary School Auditorium.
    
    
• Fairfax County Board of Supervisors public hearing
  Meeting date: October 17, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center.
  • Staff Report for the National Register Nomination for the Proposed D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District at Laurel Hill
    
    
• VDHR holds required public hearing
  Meeting date: November 7, 2005 at 7 p.m., Fairfax Government Center, Conference Rooms 4 & 5.
  
  
• History Commission and ARB recommendations to VDHR on nomination at their November 2005 meetings per Certified Local Government requirements. History Commission meets November 2, 2005, 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfax City Regional Library. The ARB meets November 10, 2005, 6:30 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center.
  
  
• State Review Board action meeting December 7, 2005. The National Register District will be placed on the VA Registry and a recommendation for listing will be made to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places at the National Park Service.
  
  
• VDHR forwards nomination to National Park Service by late December 2005 for National Register staff review
  
  
• Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, late February or early March 2006