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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB May 20
Work Session on Designation for Stratford Junior High

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB May 20
Work Session on Designation for Stratford Junior High

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The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) advises the County Board on historic preservation matters. The HALRB nominates properties for local and national designation and also reviews plans for exterior alterations, demolition and new construction in locally designated Arlington historic districts through a Certificate of Appropriate (CoA) process. The May Agenda for HALRB is now online. On the agenda are two (2) CoAs in the Maywood Historic District and one (1) in the Buckingham Village Historic District. In addition…

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Fraber House Garage Moved

Fraber House Garage Moved

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On Thursday, February 12, the Fraber House garage moved 20-some feet to its new home, next to the historic Fraber home, located at 1612 North Quincy Street in the Cherrydale Community. In 2013, Arlington County established the Fraber House local historic district and sold the property to a private individual. Since the house was virtually intact, preservationists had pushed for the whole property to be designated, including the detached garage. A compromise was reached in that the new owner would…

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Unitarian Universalist Church Listed on National Register

Unitarian Universalist Church Listed on National Register

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The Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA) is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places — in recognition of its mid-century architectural importance and the fact that it was designed by a renowned architect of the time, Charles M. Goodman. Arlington has more than 60 sites on the National Register. Preservation Arlington applauds the recognition of this building, its design and history as being important to this story of Arlington and Virginia. From the County Press Release: The…

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New Marker:
Green Valley Pharmacy

New Marker:
Green Valley Pharmacy

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On Saturday, November 8, Arlington County unveiled its newest historical marker honoring Leonard “Doc” Muse and the Green Valley Pharmacy, which he has operated since 1952. Green Valley Pharmacy is Arlington’s first African-American owned and operated pharmacy. When Green Valley Pharmacy first opened, no other pharmacies in Arlington welcomed the African-American community. At Green Valley Pharmacy, customers could not only get their prescriptions filled, they could dine at the pharmacy’s counter, where breakfast, lunch, dinner and an array of ice…

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Modernist UUCA Added to Virginia Landmarks Register

Modernist UUCA Added to Virginia Landmarks Register

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Arlington’s newest addition to the Virginia Landmarks Register is the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA), designed by noted modernist architect Charles M. Goodman. On September 18, 2014, the State Review Board and Board of Historic Resources approved the designation. This is the first step in the process of putting this modernist property on the National Register of Historic Places. (More information on the building and the hearing process can be found here.) At least six Charles Goodman-designed buildings/sites are…

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State Hearing on Historic Designation for
Modernist UUCA

State Hearing on Historic Designation for
Modernist UUCA

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The Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA), a modernist building with touches of brutalist architecture, has been nominated for inclusion in the Virginia Landmarks Register. (Click here for copy of the detailed nomination form.) UUCA is one of seven considerations before the State Review Board and Board of Historic Resources at their September 18, 2014, meeting in Richmond. If approved, the property will be placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register, and this nomination will then be forwarded to the National…

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2014 Arlington’s Protected Historic Places List

2014 Arlington’s Protected Historic Places List

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Preservation Arlington is pleased to present, on the first day of Preservation Month 2014, the 2014 Arlington’s Protected Historic Places List. Each year, Preservation Arlington releases an Arlington’s Most Endangered Historic Places List to heighten awareness of historic sites and resources in the county and to inspire advocacy on behalf of preservation within the Arlington community. In 2014 we have developed three separate lists — Protected, Lost, and Endangered — that will be released during Preservation Month 2014. During 2013,…

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Spring Break

Spring Break

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Preservation Arlington is on Spring Break. Thank you for all your support over the last year. We hope you have enjoyed our posts. We will continue with our features next week. We are running several different collections of posts: Preserved & Developed features stories about how development of a site occurred while still positively responding to the historic resources of the site. Saved focuses on projects where historic resources have not only been saved from destruction but have also witnessed…

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SAVED (Again): Fort Ethan Allen

SAVED (Again): Fort Ethan Allen

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On Sunday, March 23rd, a crowd of over 100 people came out to witness the unveiling of several new interpretive markers at Fort Ethan Allen, one of Arlington County’s most significant remaining Civil War sites. County Board Chairman Jay Fisette, local officials, and private citizens all made remarks celebrating the site’s history and the long effort it took to protect and preserve the site, and now to interpret it. They were joined by several reenactors who shared the experiences of…

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SAVED: The Fraber House

SAVED: The Fraber House

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If one house alone could be chosen to symbolize the history and growth of Arlington’s neighborhoods, the Fraber House would be a contender. Built in 1913, this charming bungalow at 1612 North Quincy Street has anchored a prominent corner in Cherrydale, not far from Central Library and Washington-Lee High School, for over a century. Last year, while owned by Arlington County, the Fraber House became one of the county’s newest Local Historic Districts, affording it the strongest possible protection against…

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