Control building

Control building is a building in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Control building is situated nearby to the reservoir Clearwell, as well as near Lucy Burns Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Workhouse Arts Center and Occoquan Historic District.

Workhouse Arts Center

Arts center

Photo: Workhouse1, Public domain.

The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is a 55-acre center for the arts and arts education that, through adaptive reuse, utilizes existing structures on repurposed land in the former Lorton Reformatory. Workhouse Arts Center is situated 930 feet northwest of Control building.

Occoquan Historic District

Historic site

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Occoquan Historic District is a national historic district located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 60 contributing buildings in the town of Occoquan. Occoquan Historic District is situated 1 mile southwest of Control building.

Lorton station

Railway station

Photo: Rails, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lorton station is a railroad terminal in Lorton, Virginia. It is the northern terminal for Amtrak's Auto Train, which operates between this station and Sanford station in Florida. Lorton station is situated 2 miles northeast of Control building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Occoquan and Laurel Hill.

Occoquan

Village

Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.

Occoquan is a town in eastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States, founded in 1804. As of the 2020 census, Occoquan had a population of 1,035.

Laurel Hill

Village

Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.

Laurel Hill is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,307. Formerly part of the Lorton CDP, it comprises most of what was formerly the Lorton Reformatory grounds, which were purchased by Fairfax County in 2002 following the prison's closing and redeveloped as a new suburban community. Laurel Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Control building.