The Virginia Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly west of the Columbia Forest Historic District. It contains 117 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in southwestern Arlington. The area was developed between 1946 and 1952, and consists of four small subdivisions of Section Four of Columbia Forest, High Point, Virginia Heights, and Frederick Hill. The dwelling styles include Colonial Revival style houses and Modernist twin dwellings designed by noted local architect Charles M. Goodman. In addition, five single dwellings in Virginia Heights are known to be prefabricated houses, three of which are Lustron houses.[3]
Virginia Heights Historic District | |
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| Location | Bounded by 10th Pl. S., S. Frederick St. & S. George Mason Dr., Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°51′02″N 77°6′52″W / 38.85056°N 77.11444°W |
| Area | 29.6 acres (12.0 ha) |
| Built | 1946 |
| Built by | Lindsey Construction Co., et al. |
| Architect | Goodman, Charles M. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Modern Movement |
| MPS | Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000065[1] |
| VLR No. | 000-9701 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 21, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | December 5, 2007[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Laura V. Trieschmann; Patti Kuhn; Elizabeth Breiseth; Ellen Jenkins; Saleh Van Erem & Jeanne Barnes (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Heights Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
