Arlington Forest Historic District
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Arlington Forest Historic District | |
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| Location | Bounded by Carlin Springs Rd., George Mason Dr., Henderson Rd., Aberdeen St., Columbus St., Granada, Galveston and 2nd, Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′14″N 77°07′08″W / 38.87056°N 77.11889°WCoordinates: 38°52′14″N 77°07′08″W / 38.87056°N 77.11889°W |
| Area | 219.2 acres (88.7 ha) |
| Built | 1939-1948 |
| Built by | Meadowbrook Construction Company |
| Architect | Scholz, Robert O. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001344[1] |
| VLR # | 000-7808 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 2, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | September 8, 2004[2] |
The Arlington Forest Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 810 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in a subdivision in (two sites in North Arlington and one in South Arlington). It was developed in four stages between 1939 and 1948, known as Southside, Northside, Greenbrier, and Broyhill's Addition. The district is characterized by orderly rows of detached two-story, single family dwellings with minimal Colonial Revival style decorative detailing. It is representative of a mid-20th century planned mixed use community in Arlington County.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ Cynthia A. Liccese-Torres (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arlington Forest Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
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