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The State of Preservation in Arlington: A Recap

The State of Preservation in Arlington: A Recap

“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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UPCOMING MEETING: Blue Goose Site Visit

UPCOMING MEETING: Blue Goose Site Visit

Members of the Arlington Planning Commission’s Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) will be doing a site visit to the Blue Goose, the building owned by Marymount University at 1000 N. Glebe Road. The building, which was included on Preservation Arlington’s 2013 list of Endangered Historic Places, is now threatened with demolition as part of plans to redevelop the site. At a meeting of the SPRC in June, County staff, representatives of the Historic Affairs and Landmark Review Board, and the…

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