Lorton Reformatory, Historic district in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The Lorton Reformatory complex encompasses 511 acres with three distinct sections: a workhouse, reformatory, and penitentiary, constructed between 1910 and 1938.
The facility operated from 1910 to 2001, starting as a progressive prison farm focused on rehabilitation through industrial production and agricultural activities.
In 1917, the facility gained national attention when 168 suffragists were imprisoned at the Occoquan Workhouse for protesting at the White House.
The former prison buildings now house the Workhouse Arts Center and Lucy Burns Museum, which opened to visitors in 2008 and 2020 respectively.
A government emergency communications bunker operated within the complex from 1959 to 2001, prepared for potential conflict with the Soviet Union.
Location: Virginia
GPS coordinates: 38.69810,-77.25480
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:58
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