May is in full swing with over 60% of the demo permits being for speculative developments. All eleven were for single family homes in North Arlington. May usually has more permits with May 2018 being 16 permits; May 2017 was 22; May 2016 was 17; May 2015 was 18; and, May 2014 was 22 Single Family: Of the 11 permits for single family homes, all were in North Arlington. Several were also located in a National Register Historic Districts: 3214…
April continues the the start of Spring construction in Arlington. This April there were a total of 12 applications for demolition permits. Eleven were for single family homes and one was for a commercial building on a property being redeveloped for residential townhouses. April tends to be a bit hit and miss with April 2018 being 9 permits; April 2017 was 17; April 2016 was 11; April 2015 was 18; and, April 2014 was 22; Single Family: Of the 11…
There are only a few log cabin homes in Arlington. And one of them is for sale, for the first time in over 40 years. The history of this property is very interesting and it is posisble we don’t really know everything about the house. The Historical Marker outside the house details some of the history of the property, including visits from President Theodore Roosevelt: Caleb Birch, a farmer and constable, built a log house here around 1800 on land…
In May 2018, a total of sixteen demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. May is usually a busy month for demolition permits and previous years had similar numbers: May 2017 was 22; May 2016 was 17; May 2015 was 18; and, May 2014 was 22. Single Family: All of the permits are for single-family homes. Two of the permits were in South Arlington. Thirteen of the sixteen permits were for speculative developments. One of the permits was a…
In the heart of Ashton Heights a well- maintained Craftsman-style bungalow with all of its original character will soon be available for its next caretaker and steward. Built in 1925, this appx. 2,200sf home has 4 bedrooms (2 up/2 down) and 2 bathrooms along with an eat-in kitchen, a closed-in front porch/sunroom and a lovely side porch to welcome guests. The home has a stucco exterior with cedar shingle on the closed-in front porch/sunroom. There is also a detached garage…
In the Maywood neighborhood, Arlington’s only single family home local historic district, a home is on the market for the first time since being built in 1913. Owned by the McAfee family since 1913 the home is ready for a new owner who appreciates the history of the home and the neighborhood. The McAtee family was typical of an Arlington family in the first part of the 19th Century having moved here from DC for the opportunity to own their…
The June meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, June 21. The agenda includes: Consent Agenda COA’s (Certificate of Appropriateness) for: 3900 Lee Highway to install a new flag pole in the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House Historic District, download the staff report. 3303 21st Avenue North to replace the wood-shingle shed roof with asphalt shingles in the Maywood Historic District, download the staff report. 2338 N. Fillmore Street to…
At the May 23 Recessed Meeting of the Arlington County Board, the first regular hearing item is a preliminary hearing for the proposed local historic district designation request for the Arlington Public Schools (APS) Education Center and David M. Brown Planetarium. This item will be heard no earlier than 6:45 PM. Click here for the full agenda. The staff report is not available at this time. In April 2017, a letter was sent to the County Board requesting designation of…
In April 2017, a total of sixteen (16) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. In comparison, April 2016 was 11; April 2015 was 17; and April 2014 was 22. Single Family: Fourteen are for single-family homes all of which were located in North Arlington. At least nine of the projects are speculative developments. Five homes and one commercial building are located in National Register Historic Districts: 4722 16th Road North, Woodlawn Waycroft National Register Historic District 423 North…
After two well-attended public unveiling events this fall, a new booklet about Arlington’s former Little Saigon is now available to the public. Called Echoes of Little Saigon, the full-color booklet was authored by Kim O’Connell with support from Arlington County’s Department of Cultural Affairs, Historic Preservation Program, and Center for Local History and a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. After the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, the commercial center…