Odricks Corner, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°56′19″N 77°13′53″W / 38.93861°N 77.23139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Fairfax |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1496042 [1] |
Odricks Corner is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Odricks Corner lies north of the Dulles Toll Road ( State Route 267) at the intersection of Spring Hill and Lewinsville Roads.
Odricks Corner takes its name from Alfred Odrick, a former slave and carpenter who in 1872 purchased 30 acres and built a house on the southern side of Lewinsville Road. This was later intersected by Spring Hill Road, and the resulting location came to be known as Odrick's Corner. By 1879 a one-room schoolhouse, called Odrick's School, had been erected at the corner; tradition links Alfred Odrick to its creation. The school came to be used as well as a location for community meetings, and was the first place where services for Shiloh Baptist Church were held. The original frame building, which came to be the center of a thriving African-American community, was eventually replaced with a brick structure. This was later closed, and was sold in 1953; it has since been demolished. [2]
The history of the community has been noted by a historic marker near the Spring Hill Recreation Center, erected by the Fairfax County History Commission in 2002. [3]