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Planning Commission to Consider Wilson School Designation April 6

Planning Commission to Consider Wilson School Designation April 6

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Arlington’s Planning Commission will consider the Historic District Designation for the original 1910 section of the Wilson School and a portion of its property at their April 6 Public Hearing. It is the first item on their agenda, which begins at 7 PM. Click here for a copy of the agenda is available online. The Planning Commission provides a recommendation to the County Board. The County Board will hold a hearing on this designation on April 18. Options: Speak at…

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Nominations Sought for
2015 Endangered List

Nominations Sought for
2015 Endangered List

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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 may be under redevelopment threat or is disappearing due to lack of attention or other factors? If so, we encourage you to nominate…

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School Board to hear Wilson School Designation

School Board to hear Wilson School Designation

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The Arlington County School Board will take action on the historic designation for Wilson School at their February 5 Public Hearing. The agenda is available by clicking here. It is the last agenda item of the hearing. The Arlington County Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) is recommending designation. HALRB recommendations go to the Planning Commission and the Arlington County Board. Owned by the citizens of Arlington, the care and maintenance of Wilson School has been entrusted to the…

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Wilson School Historic Designation Hearing
January 21

Wilson School Historic Designation Hearing
January 21

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Arlington’s Historic Affairs and Landmark Review Board will take public comment at its January 21 Public Hearing on designating the Wilson School a local historic district. This is the first step in a public process. It is on the agenda for discussion at 7:45 pm. A copy of the agenda is available online. The detailed staff report (click here) outlines the history of this building and its role in the growth of Arlington. The Wilson School is the longest operating…

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Updated: Broadview Named Local Historic District

Updated: Broadview Named Local Historic District

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Update 11/19/14: The Arlington County Board approved the designation of the Broadview Local Historic District. Click here for the Arlington County press release on the designation. Read on for our original post on the designation hearing. On Saturday, November 15, the Arlington County Board will consider a local historic district designation for Broadview and adopt the Broadview Historic District Guidelines. Broadview is a single-family home at 5151 14th Street North. The Planning Commission and the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review…

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Upcoming Hearing: Key Boulevard Apartments

Upcoming Hearing: Key Boulevard Apartments

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On Saturday, November 15 the Arlington County Board will consider an amendment to site plan #181 to demolish the 41-unit Key Boulevard Apartments and redevelop the site with a 158-unit multi-family building. The Planning Commission recommends deferral. The Housing Commission recommends denial. The County Manager had recommended denial but changed that recommendation on November 13 to deferral for up to one year (November 2015). Preservation Arlington covered this developing site plan proposal in a web post on February 19. Our…

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More Seats: Secondary Seats

More Seats: Secondary Seats

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At a November 5 meeting of Arlington Public Schools’ Secondary Seats Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) group, a wide variety of proposals for “more seats” for students were released for community input. Three of the sites — Reed School, Wilson School and Stratford School — are all important historic community buildings having served the educational needs of Arlington residents for generations. The Stratford School is on the National Register; Reed School just underwent a major renovation in which the original school…

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Upcoming Meeting(s):
West Rosslyn & Wilson School

Upcoming Meeting(s):
West Rosslyn & Wilson School

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Two important meetings this week will affect the future of Wilson School. The eighth meeting of the Western Rosslyn Area Planning Study (WRAPS) will be Thursday, November 8, at 7:00 pm at Wilson School. The working group meetings are open to the public for observation. This will be an opportunity for the working group to review the concept plans for the site. On Saturday, November 10, at 8:30 am is a Community Public Forum on the proposed concept plans. This…

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The Architecture of Mihran Mesrobian

The Architecture of Mihran Mesrobian

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One of Arlington’s most notable architects will be the subject of an illustrated lecture on Tuesday, October 14th. Caroline Mesrobian Hickman, Ph.D., a local art and architectural historian and granddaughter of architect Mihran Mesrobian, will talk about her grandfather’s work at 7:00 PM at the St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, 4125 Fessenden Street, NW, Washington DC 20016. This free lecture is open to the public and will be followed by a reception. Mihran Mesrobian was a noted and prolific architect…

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Envision Courthouse
Survey on Design and Historic Resources

Envision Courthouse
Survey on Design and Historic Resources

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There is something historic in everything — help raise the awareness of the important resources at the Courthouse Metro. A process is under way to study the future of the Courthouse Metro Station area. Everything is on the table — including historic resources such as facade preservation (COSI and other buildings), living historic memorials (The Mothers’ Tree), monuments (Veterans Memorial) and better interpretation of Fort Woodbury, one of the many forts that made up the “Arlington Line” and protected Washington,…

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