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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB July 19

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB July 19

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The July meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, July 19. The agenda includes: Discussion on a Certificate of Appropriateness for: 2204 North Kenmore on after-the-fact request to install a shed the Maywood Historic District, download the staff report. Additional Agenda items include: Presentation on W&OD Trail Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge over U.S. Route 29 Presentation on Market Rate Affordable Housing (MARKS) Study and preservation. Discussion on Memorial Bench…

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Upcoming Hearing: Nov 30
Westover Historic District

Upcoming Hearing: Nov 30
Westover Historic District

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A Special Meeting of the HALRB will be held at 6 PM on November 30 in the Auditorium at Swanson Middle School concerning the Westover Neighborhood Local Historic District Designation. The time, date and location are different in order to better accommodate community input. The Agenda for the meeting outlines the time, date, location and agenda. It is available online. The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) advises the County Board on historic preservation matters. The HALRB nominates properties…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Aug. 19

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB Aug. 19

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A wide range of important and ongoing issues go before the HALRB on Wednesday, August 19. The HALRB agenda is divided up among several topics based on the action to be taken that event. On the Discussion Agenda is a request by Arlington County to a demolish garage, reconfigure and resurface existing driveway, add new hard scape features, and remove two trees at Reevesland Historic District, 400 North Manchester Street. This request is part of the County effort to prepare…

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Upcoming Hearing:
County Board to Decide
Fate of Wilson School

Upcoming Hearing:
County Board to Decide
Fate of Wilson School

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On Saturday, April 18, the Arlington County Board will consider designation of a Local Historic District for the Fort Myer Heights School (1910 section of the Wilson School) and a portion of the property, located at 1601 Wilson Blvd. Arlington’s HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) had recommended designation of just the 1910 building and portions of the front lawn. The Planning Commission voted 5-4 in support of the staff recommendation to deny the designation and 6-3 to support…

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Upcoming Hearing: HALRB Dec. 17

Upcoming Hearing: HALRB Dec. 17

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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 November Agenda for HALRB is now online. On the agenda are five (5) CoAs for Maywood; discussion of historic preservation easements for the Wakefield Manor and Courthouse Manor garden apartments…

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The State of Preservation in Arlington: A Recap

The State of Preservation in Arlington: A Recap

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“What we have matters…the trends and patterns that shaped Arlington matter.” So said Cynthia Liccese-Torres, the county’s historic preservation coordinator, at Preservation Arlington’s first-ever panel discussion on the State of Preservation in Arlington County. Held on Tuesday, May 13, in the elegant Fillmore Room of the Boulevard Woodgrill on Wilson Boulevard, the panel drew nearly 45 attendees. In addition to Liccese-Torres, the panel consisted of John Richardson, president of the Arlington Historical Society; Joan Lawrence, chair of the Historical Affairs…

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2014 Arlington’s Protected Historic Places List

2014 Arlington’s Protected Historic Places List

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Preservation Arlington is pleased to present, on the first day of Preservation Month 2014, the 2014 Arlington’s Protected Historic Places List. Each year, Preservation Arlington releases an Arlington’s Most Endangered Historic Places List to heighten awareness of historic sites and resources in the county and to inspire advocacy on behalf of preservation within the Arlington community. In 2014 we have developed three separate lists — Protected, Lost, and Endangered — that will be released during Preservation Month 2014. During 2013,…

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Upcoming Hearing: April HALRB

Upcoming Hearing: April HALRB

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Arlington County’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The agenda includes three Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) requests in the Maywood Historic District, one CoA in the Reevesland Historic District, discussion on the status of the Pierce-Queen Apartments redevelopment, a report from Arlington County’s urban forester on trees in historic districts and other items. The Public Hearing Agenda is available as a PDF on the county website. For more information…

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Upcoming Hearing:
March HALRB

Upcoming Hearing:
March HALRB

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Arlington County’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The Agenda includes four Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) requests in the Maywood Historic District, one CoA in the Fraber House Historic District, discussion on the proposed language for the Arlington Village Historic Marker and the Green Valley Pharmacy Marker, and other items. The Public Hearing Agenda is available as a PDF on the county website. For more information on HALRB including their purpose,…

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