Arlington Forest Historic District facts for kids
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Arlington Forest Historic District
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 Location in District of Columbia
Location in Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Location | Bounded by Carlin Springs Rd., George Mason Dr., Henderson Rd., Aberdeen St., Columbus St., Granada, Galveston and 2nd, Arlington County, Virginia |
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| Area | 219.2 acres (88.7 ha) |
| Built | 1939-1948 |
| Built by | Meadowbrook Construction Company |
| Architect | Robert O. Scholz |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001344 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 2, 2005 |
The Arlington Forest Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 810 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in a subdivision in South Arlington and two sites in North Arlington.
The district was developed in four stages between 1939 and 1948, known as Southside, Northside, Greenbrier, and Broyhill's Addition. In the first phase, from 1939 to 1946, Meadowbrook, the builder, collaborated with locally prominent architect Robert O. Scholz to design the modest two-story brick homes with minimal Colonial Revival detailing. The district is characterized by orderly rows of detached two-story, single family dwellings with minimal Colonial Revival style decorative detailing.
The district is representative of a mid-20th century planned mixed use community in Arlington County.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
