Virginia Heights Historic District

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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
Virginia Heights Historic District is located in District of Columbia
Virginia Heights Historic District
Virginia Heights Historic District is located in Virginia
Virginia Heights Historic District
Virginia Heights Historic District is located in the United States
Virginia Heights Historic District
LocationBounded by 10th Pl. S., S. Frederick St. & S. George Mason Dr., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°51′02″N 77°6′52″W / 38.85056°N 77.11444°W / 38.85056; -77.11444
Area29.6 acres (12.0 ha)
Built1946 (1946)
Built byLindsey Construction Co., et al.
ArchitectGoodman, Charles M.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Modern Movement
MPSHistoric Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP reference No.08000065[1]
VLR No.000-9701
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2008
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2007[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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