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State Hearing on Historic Designation for
Modernist UUCA

State Hearing on Historic Designation for
Modernist UUCA

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The Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA), a modernist building with touches of brutalist architecture, has been nominated for inclusion in the Virginia Landmarks Register. (Click here for copy of the detailed nomination form.) UUCA is one of seven considerations before the State Review Board and Board of Historic Resources at their September 18, 2014, meeting in Richmond. If approved, the property will be placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register, and this nomination will then be forwarded to the National…

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Back to School: Great Buildings, Great Stories

Back to School: Great Buildings, Great Stories

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Preservation Arlington celebrates the start of a return to the school year with a look at one of the most important buildings types in our community — the school house. Like other civic structures, school buildings are physical manifestations of a community’s strong commitment to government, community health and welfare, and education–as well as dedication to the future. Over the years Arlington has had a wide range of school building types — in many styles and sizes. As our population…

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