Arlington Heights Historic District

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Arlington Heights Historic District
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LocationBounded by Arlington Blvd., S. Fillmore St., S. Walter Reed Dr., Columbia Pk., & S. Glebe Rd., Arlington County, Virginia
Coordinates 38°52′2″N77°5′27″W / 38.86722°N 77.09083°W / 38.86722; -77.09083
Area177.1 acres (71.7 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectBeger, Charles; Behm, Fred et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, et al.
MPS Garden Apartments, Apartment Houses and Apartment Complexes in Arlington County, Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No. 08000063 [1]
VLR No.000-3383
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2008
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2007 [2]

The Arlington Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 737 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in central Arlington. The area was formed from the integration of 25 subdivisions platted between 1909 and 1978. Single-family dwellings include representative examples of the Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival styles.

The district is primarily a single-family residential neighborhood with a number of twin dwellings. It is also home to garden apartments, a synagogue, a parsonage, two elementary schools, a middle school with community center, two landscaped parks, and a diner. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. Elizabeth Breiseth; Laura V. Trieschmann; Ellen Jenkins; Patti Kuhn; Saleh Van Erem; Jeanne Barnes; Gabriela Gutowski & Haley Harter (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arlington Heights Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos Archived September 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine and Accompanying map Archived September 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine