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Lost: January 2015

Lost: January 2015

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In January 2015, a total of 22 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. Twenty were for single-family homes and two were for a pair of garden-style apartment buildings on the edge of Ballston. North Arlington accounted for 19 of the permits and South Arlington had three of the permits. Two of the properties are in National Register Historic Districts–one in the Aurora Highlands National Register Historic District (912 22nd Street South) and the other in the Ashton Heights…

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LOST: December 2014
Year End Totals

LOST: December 2014
Year End Totals

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In December 2014, a total of 15 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. Fourteen were for single-family homes and one was for a major commercial building. North Arlington accounted for 12 of the permits and South Arlington had two of the permits. Five of the properties are in National Register Historic Districts. Two of the homes are in the Lyon Village National Register Historic District (2711 Key Boulevard and 1717 North Wayne Street), with one each in the…

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LOST: June 2014 Snapshots

LOST: June 2014 Snapshots

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In June 2014 a total of 44 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County, and all but two were for single-family homes. One commercial permit was for a church and the other was for the Shreve Fuel Oil building on Lee Highway — a property that Preservation Arlington had identified as being at risk both as one of our disappearing small-scale commercial properties but also as a last vestige of the commercial core of the East Falls Church area….

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LOST: March 2014 Snapshots

LOST: March 2014 Snapshots

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In March 2014 a total of 13 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County, 11 of which were for single-family homes and two were for a commercial demolitions. Two of the residential permits are resubmissions of projects that had not yet started and one is for demolition of an unfinished project. Therefore, only eight of the residential demolition permit applications were new. Of the eight new permits, all but one are located in North Arlington. Two of the homes…

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The Washington Post on Historic Housing Styles

The Washington Post on Historic Housing Styles

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Today’s “Home and Garden” section of the Washington Post has a handy feature on identifying your home’s architectural style. The article references Arlington’s Ashton Heights neighborhood and describes the main character-defining features of the bungalow, Victorian, Colonial revival, Modern, ranch, and other types of houses in our area. NOTE: The Ashton Heights Style Guide, published in collaboration between the neighborhood’s Conservation Advisory Committee, the Historic Affairs and Landmark Review Board, and the Arlington Heritage Alliance (Preservation Arlington’s former incarnation), is…

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