Ashton Heights Historic District
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Ashton Heights Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Lorcom Ln., N. Utah and N. Taylor Sts., and I-66, Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′41″N 77°6′32″W / 38.89472°N 77.10889°WCoordinates: 38°53′41″N 77°6′32″W / 38.89472°N 77.10889°W |
| Area | 220.6 acres (89.3 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al. |
| NRHP Reference # | 03000561[1] |
| VLR # | 000-7819 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 23, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | December 4, 2002[2] |
The Ashton Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Cherrydale, Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 1,097 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structures in a residential neighborhood in North Arlington. The area was first platted and subdivided in 1921. The dwelling styles include a variety of architectural styles, Single-family dwellings built prior to 1950, primarily in the Bungalow / Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles, dominate the neighborhood, with some notable earlier Queen Anne style dwellings. The district includes a number of multiple-family apartment buildings, three churches, the Women's Club of Ashton Heights, and Columbia Gardens Cemetery. Also located in the district is the separately listed Clarendon School.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Footnotes
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Kristie Baynard; Gerald M. Maready & Laura V. Trieschmann (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ashton Heights Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
