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Local Historic Districts

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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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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 April 20

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB April 20

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The April meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be held on April 20. The agenda includes several interesting items for consideration in addition to the standard requests in the Maywood Local Historic District. One item is a request to remove and replace six arched windows at Swanson Middle School, which is formally designated as the Swanson Middle School Historic District. These windows came in over budget and were identified by Arlington Public Schools as a…

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Back to School: Great Additions, Great Lessons

Back to School: Great Additions, Great Lessons

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Preservation Arlington celebrates the return to the school year with a four-day series looking at one of the most important buildings types in our community — the school house. Yesterday, we highlighted some of Arlington’s best-designed school buildings, spanning different decades. Today we are looking at successful school expansions that respect the original building while meeting the needs of our expanding school age population. All of these schools, most of which originally date to the 1950s — the period of…

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Preserved & Developed: Swanson Middle School

Preserved & Developed: Swanson Middle School

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Preserved & Developed is a series of articles by Preservation Arlington highlighting local development projects that have involved both development of a site and preservation of historic resources. The projects highlight a wide range of challenges and solutions over many years. At the time they were completed the projects represented a commitment by the developer and the community to embrace the future and preserve the past. Preservation Arlington is awarding each project a gold, silver, or bronze star based on…

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