Dominion Hills Historic District

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Dominion Hills Historic District
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A house in the Dominion Hills Historic District, August 2013
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LocationRoughly bounded by N. Four Mile Run Dr., N. McKinley Rd., N. Larrimore, N. Madison, N. Montana Sts., & 9th St. N., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°52′33″N77°08′29″W / 38.87583°N 77.14139°W / 38.87583; -77.14139 Coordinates: 38°52′33″N77°08′29″W / 38.87583°N 77.14139°W / 38.87583; -77.14139
Area102 acres (41 ha)
Built1942 (1942), 1945-1948
Built byMace Properties, Inc.; Benson & Vest
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP reference # 12000239 [1]
VLR #000-4212
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 24, 2012
Designated VLRDecember 15, 2011 [2]

Dominion Hills Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 446 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in western Arlington. It was platted in 1942 and developed between 1945 and 1948. It was designed to attract working and middle-income residents and is composed exclusively of two-story Colonial Revival style dwellings. [3]

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Colonial Revival architecture

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/23/12 through 4/27/12. National Park Service. 2012-05-04.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. 1 2 Laura Trieschmann; Paul Weishar; Anna Stillner (May 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dominion Hills Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying five photos and Accompanying map