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Puzzle Time:
Local Historic Districts

Puzzle Time:
Local Historic Districts

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Arlington County is rich in history and our built environment is a reflection of that. In Arlington County there are locally-designated historic districts, which provide the greatest protection for our historic resources. There are also National Register of Historic Places listings, historic easements and historical markers. The locally-designated districts are buildings, sites and neighborhoods which capture our history and heritage. Each of these is approved by the County Board on recommendation of the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board. In…

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Special Event this Week:
If This House Could Talk

Special Event this Week:
If This House Could Talk

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The story of the Dawson-Bailey House revealed through its relics. Visit one of Arlington’s oldest buildings, the Dawson-Bailey House and learn how recent archaeological digs have transformed our understanding of the site’s past. Listen to a talk by Center for Local History historian, Annette Scherber, see artifacts uncovered on the site, and explore the grounds to understand the house’s role in Arlington’s rural and agricultural beginnings. Note: this event will take place outside on the front lawn and seating will…

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Upcoming Hearing: March 21 HALRB on April 4

Upcoming Hearing: March 21 HALRB on April 4

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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…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Feb. 15

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Feb. 15

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The February meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, February 15. The agenda includes: Consent Agenda COA’s (Certificate of Appropriateness) for 2411 24th Street North to remove three pine trees in the Fort C.F. Smith Historic District, and, for 235-317 North Glebe Road to replace six windows in the Buckingham Village Historic District; Review of Administrative CoA(s) to install a generator at 2907 23rd Street North in the Maywood…

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