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Nominations Sought for 2017 Endangered List

Nominations Sought for 2017 Endangered List

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Preservation Arlington is seeking nominations of specific properties and places as well as general categories of properties that are threatened here in Arlington. Arlington is a great community with modern high rises and vibrant shopping areas, along with older commercial strips and quiet single-family neighborhoods. Is there a building or place that you see or use in your daily life and feel is an important part of your experience of living or working in Arlington? Are you concerned that it…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Feb. 15

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Feb. 15

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The February meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, February 15. The agenda includes: Consent Agenda COA’s (Certificate of Appropriateness) for 2411 24th Street North to remove three pine trees in the Fort C.F. Smith Historic District, and, for 235-317 North Glebe Road to replace six windows in the Buckingham Village Historic District; Review of Administrative CoA(s) to install a generator at 2907 23rd Street North in the Maywood…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Dec. 21

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Dec. 21

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The December meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, December 21. The agenda includes: Consent Agenda COA’s (Certificate of Appropriateness) for 2900 Columbia Pike to install rooftop mechanical units in the Columbia Pike Form Based Code Area; COA’s for window replacements in the Colonial Village Historic District and a fence in the Maywood Historic District; Discussion of the proposed Queens Court siteplan which will result in the demolition of…

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Upcoming Hearing: Nov 30
Westover Historic District

Upcoming Hearing: Nov 30
Westover Historic District

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A Special Meeting of the HALRB will be held at 6 PM on November 30 in the Auditorium at Swanson Middle School concerning the Westover Neighborhood Local Historic District Designation. The time, date and location are different in order to better accommodate community input. The Agenda for the meeting outlines the time, date, location and agenda. It is available online. The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) advises the County Board on historic preservation matters. The HALRB nominates properties…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Nov. 16

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Nov. 16

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The November meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, November 16. The agenda includes: Consent Agenda COA’s (Certificate of Appropriateness) in Broadview, Buckingham Village and Maywood historic districts; Historic Markers for Hall’s Hill Wall, Calloway Cemetery, Jennie Dean Park and the Blue Goose/Marymount University/Ballston Center; The Chairman will report on the status of historic designation requests for Westover and the Robert Ball Sr. Burial Ground; and, Committee Reports will…

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Upcoming Hearing:
County Board, Nov. 5
RTA Ball Cemetery Historic Designation

Upcoming Hearing:
County Board, Nov. 5
RTA Ball Cemetery Historic Designation

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This Saturday, November 5, the Arlington County Board will consider a request to advertise (RTA) public hearings at the Planning Commission and the County Board for the proposed Local Historic District Designation of the Robert Ball Sr. Burial Ground, at 4201 Fairfax Drive in Ballston. On October 19, the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board recommended that the County Board hold public hearings to designate the local historic district. This RTA is the next step in that process. This is…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB, October 19
Ball Cemetery Historic Designation

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB, October 19
Ball Cemetery Historic Designation

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The October meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, October 19. The very full agenda includes: Modifications requested in the Maywood Local Historic District; Arlington Historical Society (owners) request to install a stone outline of a previous addition to the Ball-Sellers House Historic District; Modifications to 2900 Columbia Pike, a historic structure in the Columbia Pike Form Based Code; Blue Goose Historic Marker presentation and discussion; Chairman’s Report on…

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Upcoming Hearing:
Robert Ball Cemetery
Disinternment

Upcoming Hearing:
Robert Ball Cemetery
Disinternment

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A public meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 7:00 pm to hear public comments on the request to remove the remains of those buried in the Robert Ball Cemetery in Ballston. The cemetery is part of the Central United Methodist Church, located at Fairfax Drive and North Stafford Street. A proposal to develop the property has been submitted to Arlington County to build a multi-use subsidized housing project. The church and cemetery would be demolished while…

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Upcoming Hearing: Stratford Designation
County Board, June 21

Upcoming Hearing: Stratford Designation
County Board, June 21

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On Tuesday, June 21, the Arlington County Board will hold a public hearing on the designation of Stratford School Historic. The County Manager is recommending adopt of the ordinance approving the designation of the Stratford School Local Historic District, located at 4100 Vacation Lane, and adoption of the Stratford School Historic District Design Guidelines. The staff report is available online. The full agenda for the public hearing is available online. The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board along with the…

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Upcoming Hearing: Stratford Designation @ Planning Commission, June 6

Upcoming Hearing: Stratford Designation @ Planning Commission, June 6

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The Arlington County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Stratford School Historic Designation on June 6, 2016. The item under consideration will be designation of an Arlington Historic District Overlay that includes the Stratford School Historic District and the adoption of associated Historic District Design Guidelines. This ordinance would make the property subject to Historic District regulations. It is item #3. The full hearing agenda can be found on the county website. If you are able to…

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