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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Dec. 21

December 17, 2016 PreservationArlington2 Comments 0 Comment

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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Little Saigon Booklet Now Available

November 13, 2016 LoveArlington Comments 0 Comment

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…

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Upcoming Hearing: Nov 30
Westover Historic District

November 12, 2016 LoveArlington Comments 0 Comment

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

November 12, 2016 LoveArlington Comments 0 Comment

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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LOST: October 2016

November 5, 2016 PreservationArlington2 Comments 0 Comment

In October 2016, a total of fifteen (15) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. Twelve are for single-family homes. Three of the properties are in South Arlington. At least three of the projects are speculative developments. Only one, 1508 North Highland Street (Lyon Village National Register Historic District), is located in a National Register Historic Districts. Two permits are for garden apartment buildings. One of the garden apartment buildings (Fairfax Drive) and one of the houses (14th Street)…

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

November 2, 2016 LoveArlington Comments 6 comments

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

October 15, 2016 PreservationArlington2 Comments 1 comment

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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LOST: September 2016

October 10, 2016 PreservationArlington2 Comments 1 comment

In September 2016, a total of seventeen (17) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. Sixteen were for single-family homes. Two of the properties are in South Arlington. At least seven of the projects are speculative developments. Four of the demolitions are located in a National Register Historic Districts: 640 19th Street South, Aurora Highlands National Register Historic District 213 North Edgewood Street, Lyon Park National Register Historic District 909 North Danville Street, Lyon Park National Register Historic District…

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Arlington Bookshelf:
A Guide to the African American Heritage of Arlington County, Virginia

October 1, 2016 LoveArlington Comments 0 Comment

“A Guide to the African American Heritage of Arlington County, Virginia” is now in print and available online from the County’s Historic Preservation Program. The full-color, 64-page work is a much-expanded version of the original guide published in 2001 as part of the County’s bicentennial celebration. The original booklet was in such demand that print copies ran out several years ago. The updated publication, written and designed by County historic preservation planner John Liebertz, features captivating new information about African…

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Upcoming Hearing:
Robert Ball Cemetery
Disinternment

September 23, 2016 PreservationArlington2 Comments 0 Comment

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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