To mark the community kick off of the Arlington County Historic Preservation Master Plan (HPMP) update, the Historic Preservation Program (HPP) is holding a “Capture Your Heritage!” photo competition. To celebrate Arlington’s heritage and culture, we invite you to submit up to three (3) original photographs, either present or past. Deadline for entries: Sunday, November 1, 2020, 11:59 p.m. Click here for more details.
The Historic Preservation Master Plan (HPMP) update will begin next month with a virtual Kick Off meeting. For more details, click here. This HPMP was last updated in 2006 and quite a bit has changed in Arlington since that time. Not just in the built environment but also with the County Government. We have a different Historic Preservation Program Coordinator and a different County Manger and a completely different County Board. Is it time for a more in depth conversation…
The Lee Highway Alliance and Plan Lee Highway team have released a Historic and Cultural Resources Report. This report covers research, documentation, and a survey of historic and cultural resources within the planning areas. The Lee Highway Historic and Cultural Resources Survey is a component of the larger “Plan Lee Highway” project, a long-range plan and comprehensive vision for the Lee Highway corridor. The Lee Highway Cultural Resources Survey consisted of the following tasks: 1) Meetings; 2) Background Research; 3)…
The July 2020 meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, July 22. This is a NEW time and the first virtual meeting of the Board. The Agenda includes Discussion Agenda for: 2101 North Kenmore Street in the Maywood Historic District for retroactive review of a sharing library box on the corner of the property visible from 21st Avenue North and North Kenmore Street. 2210 North Nelson Street in the Maywood…
Arlington County is rich in history and this is refected in our built environment. In Arlington County there are numerous buildings, sites and neighborhoods on the National Register of Historic Places. There are also local historic districts, historic easements and historical markers. To be listed on the National Register, properties must be of a certain age and meet specific criteria. Being listed on the National Register is mostly honorific. It provides some tax relief to certain owners and certain types…
Arlington County is rich in history and our built environment is a reflection of that. In Arlington County there are locally-designated historic districts, which provide the greatest protection for our historic resources. There are also National Register of Historic Places listings, historic easements and historical markers. The locally-designated districts are buildings, sites and neighborhoods which capture our history and heritage. Each of these is approved by the County Board on recommendation of the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board. In…
Arlington’s only single family home neighborhood with a local historic district designation, Maywood, has had overlay protection since 1990. At the time the district was established, the County also adopted the Maywood Design Guidelines. The guidelines had been updated in 2005 and in 2011. This third update to the Maywood Design Guidelines is expected to simplify the design review process by changing the requirements for obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) from the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB)…
The February meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, February 20. The Agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 5151 14th Street North, Request to install a gas fire pit on the patio at the back of the house, in the Broadview Historic District. 3628 21st Avenue North, a request to install an exhaust vent at the side of the dwelling that will not be visible form the public right-of-way in…
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…
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…