Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Aug. 19

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Aug. 19

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A wide range of important and ongoing issues go before the HALRB on Wednesday, August 19. The HALRB agenda is divided up among several topics based on the action to be taken that event. On the Discussion Agenda is a request by Arlington County to a demolish garage, reconfigure and resurface existing driveway, add new hard scape features, and remove two trees at Reevesland Historic District, 400 North Manchester Street. This request is part of the County effort to prepare…

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Arlington Bookshelf:
An Incredible Look at Columbia Pike

Arlington Bookshelf:
An Incredible Look at Columbia Pike

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The newest addition to our Arlington Bookshelf is one of the most amazing photographic journeys one could take, much less here in Arlington, much less down our most diverse street – Columbia Pike. Published this month by the University of Virginia Press, Living Diversity: The Columbia Pike Documentary Project, is the extraordinary result of a team of five insightful and highly skilled photographers and interviewers portraying the contemporary life of people and sites along the exceptionally ethnically-diverse and rapidly-changing Columbia…

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Arlington. History. Survey. Take it.

Arlington. History. Survey. Take it.

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What about Arlington’s history is important to you? Where do you go to learn about our history as a community? How do you think our history should be collected, preserved and shared? Arlington is seeking the general public’s ideas on collecting, preserving, sharing the history of Arlington. This is part of an ongoing effort started in January 2015 when the County convened a task force to look at current county policies and practices as well as best practices and successful…

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Upcoming Meeting: DRC on
Reevesland and Columbia Pike

Upcoming Meeting: DRC on
Reevesland and Columbia Pike

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The Design Review Committee (DRC) of the HALRB will meet on August 5, 2015. The DRC offers free technical and design advice to those looking to make changes in one of Arlington’s locally designated historic districts. This input helps finalize the CoA request before it goes to the HALRB for review. Two items of particular interest on the DRC Agenda are changes to Reevesland Historic District (400 North Manchester Street) and a form-based code project on Columbia Pike (2338-2354 and…

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Upcoming Meetings:
School Board & Stratford

Upcoming Meetings:
School Board & Stratford

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The Arlington County School Board will hold two meetings on the historic district designation of Stratford Junior High School in August. HALRB recommended designation at their June 2015 Public Hearing. No schedule is in place yet for action on this designation by the School Board or County Board. The first meeting is a a “Work Session” on the Stratford construction project. It will be August 11th at 7:00 PM in Room 101 at the Education Center, 1426 North Quincy Street….

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LOST: June 2015

LOST: June 2015

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In June 2015, a total of twenty-nine (29) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. All were for single-family homes. One was a resubmission. South Arlington had three of the residential demolition permits while North Arlington accounted for the remaining 26 permits. Five of the properties are in National Register Historic Districts, two in the Lyon Park National Register Historic District, (3010 7th Street North and 2809 2nd Road North) and one each in Overlee Knolls/Fostoria National Register Historic…

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Summer Reading:
Arlington History

Summer Reading:
Arlington History

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What better way to relax at the beach or on a hammock in the mountains or on your own front porch here in Arlington than reading more about our great Arlington County. Since early 2014, we have been highlighting books and collection of books on Arlington County and our great history. Some are older books only available at the library (or on ebay) while others are brand new waiting to be discovered. As we’ve added readers and followers, we wanted…

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Arlington Bookshelf:
The Village and the Pike

Arlington Bookshelf:
The Village and the Pike

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In 2014, Arlington Village, one of Arlington’s early garden apartment projects, celebrated its 75th anniversary (1939-2014). As part of the commemoration of that milestone, long-time Arlingtonian Virginia Lillis Smith compiled a collection of stories and photographs about the neighborhood from friends and family. Lillis Smith grew up in Arlington Village and her deep ties allowed her access to uncover several rare and never-before-seen treasures. The Village and the Pike is an oral history of Arlington Village, a garden apartment complex…

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HALRB Votes to Designate Stratford Building

HALRB Votes to Designate Stratford Building

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Arlington County’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) voted unanimously to support designation of and adopt design guidelines for the Stratford School Local Historic District. Based on a 2004 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between then Arlington County Manager Carlee and then Arlington Superintendent Smith, the designation follows a slightly different path to approval than is outlined in the Zoning Ordinance (click here to read the MOU). According to Arlington Public School (APS) staff, the matter could go to the…

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LOST: May 2015

LOST: May 2015

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In May 2015, a total of twenty (20) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. Fifteen (15) are for single-family homes, two (2) are part for a major site redevelopment in the Courthouse area, and the remaining three (3) are for a detached garage (two are duplicate) and a swimming pool (4300 Old Dominion Drive). South Arlington had two residential demolition permits while North Arlington accounted for 13 of the permits. Five of the properties are in National Register…

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