The February meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, February 20. The Agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 5151 14th Street North, Request to install a gas fire pit on the patio at the back of the house, in the Broadview Historic District. 3628 21st Avenue North, a request to install an exhaust vent at the side of the dwelling that will not be visible form the public right-of-way in…
The March 21 meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) has been rescheduled for April 4 and will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, April 4. The agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 2330 North Jackson Street a request to replace the existing three-tab asphalt shingle roof with an architectural shingle roof and install a skylight in the Maywood Historic District, click for staff report; 2314 North Kenmore Street a request to demolish the deck on the…
The June meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, June 21. The agenda includes: Consent Agenda COA’s (Certificate of Appropriateness) for: 3900 Lee Highway to install a new flag pole in the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House Historic District, download the staff report. 3303 21st Avenue North to replace the wood-shingle shed roof with asphalt shingles in the Maywood Historic District, download the staff report. 2338 N. Fillmore Street to…
The April meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, April 19. The agenda includes: Consent Agenda COA’s (Certificate of Appropriateness) for: 2411 24th Street North for minor alterations to the tractor barn in the Fort C.F. Smith Historic District; download Report. 1028 South Walter Reed Drive to alter a blade sign in the Columbia Pike Form Based Code; download Report. two COA’s (2315 North Kenmore Street, download Report, and…
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…
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,…
Update 11/19/14: The Arlington County Board approved the designation of the Broadview Local Historic District. Click here for the Arlington County press release on the designation. Read on for our original post on the designation hearing. On Saturday, November 15, the Arlington County Board will consider a local historic district designation for Broadview and adopt the Broadview Historic District Guidelines. Broadview is a single-family home at 5151 14th Street North. The Planning Commission and the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review…
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 and also reviews plans for exterior alterations, demolition and new construction in locally designated Arlington historic districts through a Certificate of Appropriate (CoA) process. The September agenda for HALRB is now online. It includes: Three (3) CoA’s for the Maywood Historic District; Alterations to 2900 Columbia Pike; Proposed Local Historic District Designation and Design Guidelines…