Arlington Bookshelf: Arlington County Police Department

Arlington Bookshelf: Arlington County Police Department

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The Arlington County Police Department started in 1940 with nine members. It was created in response to the growth of the County and the nationwide trend of formal police departments handling the law enforcement efforts in a community. In 2015, at the 75th Anniversary of the department, 361 sworn officers and 100 professional staff members served Arlington’s over 200,000 citizens. As introduced, this photographic history covers law enforcement from the early days of rumrunners to the present day, showing the…

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Upcoming Hearing: HALRB, May 18

Upcoming Hearing: HALRB, May 18

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The May meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be held on May 18. The agenda includes standard requests for modifications in the Maywood Local Historic District, presentations on “Arlington Forts” and “Blue Goose Historic Marker” and committee reports on Rappahannock Coffee; Stratford Local Historic District Designation; and Stratford Design Guidelines. 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…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB April 20

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB April 20

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The April meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be held on April 20. The agenda includes several interesting items for consideration in addition to the standard requests in the Maywood Local Historic District. One item is a request to remove and replace six arched windows at Swanson Middle School, which is formally designated as the Swanson Middle School Historic District. These windows came in over budget and were identified by Arlington Public Schools as a…

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Upcoming Hearing:
School Board & Stratford

Upcoming Hearing:
School Board & Stratford

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At its April 21 meeting, the Arlington School Board will once again have an informational item on the Stratford Junior High School Historic District. Staff will present the latest (and shorter) version of the Design Guidelines. This item is once again last on the agenda. It is expected the School Board will take a formal vote at their May 5 meeting. The Arlington County Board will then do a Request to Advertise (RTA) at its May 14 meeting. Final action…

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For Sale: Broadview

For Sale: Broadview

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Arlington’s most recently designated single-home historic district is for sale. Broadview, built in 1881, and dedicated as a local historic district in 2014, is for sale for $1,289,000. It is a 5BR/3BA Victorian located at 5151 14th Street North in the Woodlawn Waycroft neighborhood. Preservation Arlington covered the designation of the property in November 2014; click here for the article. The historic designation preserves the exterior features of the property. For the full real estate listing, click here. On occasion,…

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World War II and Arlington Memories

World War II and Arlington Memories

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Arlingtons’s Center for Local History at Central Library just opened a new display about Arlington and World War II. It was a rapidly changing era, both here and abroad. According to the library: The displays range from poignant letters home, combat boots, banners, music albums and “Victory” cookbooks to sometimes-grisly Horrors of War trading cards meant as social commentary, folk art and propaganda. The exhibition also includes a listening station of Arlington-at-war recollections culled from the Center’s hundreds of recorded…

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LOST: February 2016

LOST: February 2016

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In February 2016, a total of twenty-four (24) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. Twenty-one (21) were for single-family homes; one was a garden style apartment; one was a commercial building; and one is not classified correctly, so it’s unclear what the structure is. Of the single-family homes, all but one were in North Arlington. Three of the homes are located in National Register Historic Districts: 1124 North Kentucky Street, Westover National Register Historic District 1517 North Taylor…

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LOST: January 2016

LOST: January 2016

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In January 2016, a total of thirteen (13) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. All were for single-family homes. All but one of the homes were in North Arlington. Four of the home are located in a National Register Historic Districts: 1600 North Edgewood, Lyon Village National Register Historic District 2033 North Utah Street, Cherrydale National Register Historic District 710 North Highland Street, Lyon Park National Register Historic District 3626 Vacation Lane, Cherrydale National Register Historic District Totals…

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Nominations Sought for 2016 Endangered List

Nominations Sought for 2016 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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Guest Post: Arlington Cemetery Then and Now

Guest Post: Arlington Cemetery Then and Now

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Preservation Arlington welcomes this guest post from Dean DeRosa, a National Park Service volunteer at Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial, regarding the changing landscape of Arlington Cemetery, as viewed through period and modern stereographs. (In 2014, DeRosa made the remarkable discovery of a never-before-published stereograph of Selina Gray, the enslaved housekeeper at Arlington House.) In May 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant headed 20- to 30 thousand Memorial Day visitors to Arlington National Cemetery to pay homage to the…

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