Maury School was built in 1910 and was typical of school architecture in Virginia at the turn of the century. It is located on 3550 Wilson Boulevard. It was originally referred to as the Clarendon Elementary School. The school was created to serve the growing Clarendon neighborhood. The two-story symmetrical building was designed with a central hall and four classrooms on each floor. The school was renamed in 1925 to honor Matthew Fontaine maury (1806-1873), known as the “pathfinder of the seas.” He was a native Virginian, naval officer, geographer, and oceanographer. Prior to the Civil War, he was head of the Naval Observatory. In 1861, he resigned from the US Navy to become a Commander in the Confederate Navy.
The Maury Elementary School closed in 1975
. The Maury School is a designated Arlington County Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Maury School is the second oldest school building remaining in Arlington. The house was reopened in 1977 but it was established as the Arlington Art Center and it still remains so.
http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/learn/sites_properties/schools.html
http://library.arlingtonva.us/departments/libraries/history/LibrariesHistoryPichistD.aspx
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