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Month: August 2019

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB, August 21

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB, August 21

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The August meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, August 21. The Agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 2904 22nd Street North to replace three (3) windows and to convert a wall penetration with A/C unit back into a window in the basement of a contributing dwelling in the Maywood Historic District. 3610 22nd Street North to replace three (3) windows in the non-historic kitchen addition of a contributing dwelling…

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FOR SALE:
John Glenn Teardown

FOR SALE:
John Glenn Teardown

Does a previous owner of a home make it more valuable? How do we evaluate whether or not the owner of a home and what they accomplished while living there makes it worthy of preservation? Astronaut John Glenn lived in Arlington at the time of his historic Friendship 7 mission. On February 20, 1962 the world was riveted as Friendship 7 orbited the earth — three times. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth and he lived…

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LOST: JULY 2019

LOST: JULY 2019

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In July 2019, a total of thirteen (13) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. July has seen a wide range of permit applications over the years: July 2018 was 21; July 2017 was 6; July 2016 was 20; July 2015 was 32; and, July 2014 was 6. This July ten of the homes are in North Arlington and three were in South Arlington. Two are in National Register Historic Districts: 2916 Key Boulevard is in the Lyon Village…

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