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ARLINGTON COUNTY’S
MOST ENDANGERED
HISTORIC PLACES LIST 2017
“Losing our History”

ARLINGTON COUNTY’S
MOST ENDANGERED
HISTORIC PLACES LIST 2017
“Losing our History”

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1000-Series Metro Cars Out of Arlington’s 11 Metro stations, six of them opened within Metro’s first 15 months of operation that began in 1976 and all but one were open by the time the system turned three. When the first stations opened, Arlington County’s population was approximately 156,000 (compared to over 230,000 today). Arlington County had made a conscious decision to focus high density development in the transit corridors. Arlington has grown up along with the Metro system. Metro’s development…

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Upcoming Hearing:
May 23, County Board to consider historic designation for Ed Center

Upcoming Hearing:
May 23, County Board to consider historic designation for Ed Center

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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…

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Historic Designation Nomination submitted for Ed Center and Planetarium

Historic Designation Nomination submitted for Ed Center and Planetarium

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Last week a request was submitted to the Arlington County Board to designate the Arlington Public Schools Education Center and the David M. Brown Planetarium, both located at 1426 North Quincy Street, as an Arlington County Local Historic District. The request is referred to the HALRB for study to determine if the criteria are met for consideration of designation. This designation would provide protection for the buildings and would create “design standards” for any changes to the buildings. The request…

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Back to School:
Back to the Future

Back to School:
Back to the Future

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Preservation Arlington celebrates the return to the school year with a four-day series looking at one of the most important building types in our community — the school house. Today, we close out the first week of school by examining how the community prepares for the future and what impact that might have on two important school buildings. (Click here for parts 1, 2, and 3 in our series.) The school building in Arlington has evolved as our community has…

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