Columbia Forest Historic District, Arlington

Name: Columbia Forest Historic District
Address: Arlington, United States

#130 among attractions in Arlington

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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The Columbia Forest Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly east of the Virginia Heights Historic District. It contains 238 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in South Arlington. They were built in two phases beginning in 1942 and ending in 1945, and consist of 233 single-family dwellings contracted by the Federal government to house the families of young officers and ranking officials. They are two-story, two- and three-bay, paired brick or concrete block dwellings in the Colonial Revival-style. They were built under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers by the Defense Housing Corporation. ()

Coordinates: 38°51'9"N, 77°6'41"W

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South Arlington (Columbia Forest)Arlington United States

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Day trips

Columbia Forest Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arlington Hall, Four Mile Run Trail, Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Barcroft Park.

1 miN
Park
Arlington Hall, Arlington
25 min walk • Arlington Hall is a historic building in Arlington, Virginia, originally a girls' school and later the headquarters of the United States Army's Signal Intelligence Service cryptography effort during World War II. The site presently houses the George P.
1 miSE
Cycling, Bike path
Four Mile Run Trail, Arlington
26 min walk • The Four Mile Run Trail is a 7-mile long, paved shared use path in Arlington County, Virginia. It runs along Four Mile Run from Benjamin Banneker Park in Falls Church to the Mount Vernon Trail near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where Four Mile Run empties into the Potomac River.
1.1 miN
Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Arlington
29 min walk • Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, historically known as the Unitarian Church of Arlington, is a Unitarian Universalist church located at 4444 Arlington Boulevard in Arlington County, Virginia. Founded in 1948, UUCA was the first Unitarian church in Washington, D.C.'s suburbs.
0.5 miSE
Park, Basketball court, Baseball field
Barcroft Park, Arlington
14 min walk • Tucker Field at Barcroft Park is a baseball venue located in Arlington, Virginia, US. The field is home to the George Washington Colonials baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field holds a capacity of 500 spectators.
1.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Signature Theatre, Arlington
36 min walk • Signature Theatre is a Tony Award winning regional theater company based in Arlington, Virginia.
0.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Auditorium, Theater
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Alexandria
22 min walk • Northern Virginia Community College is a public community college composed of six campuses and four centers in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
0.8 miNW
38°51'39"N • 77°7'20"W
Long Branch Nature Center, Arlington
21 min walk • Park, Nature and wildlife, Trail
1.1 miNW
Park
Carlin Hall, Arlington
28 min walk • Carlin Hall, also known as Curtis Hall, Carlin Community Hall, Glencarlyn School, Glencarlyn Recreation Center, and is a historic community center located in the Glencarlyn section of Arlington, Virginia. It was built in 1892, and is a tall one-story, frame, Late Victorian cross-plan community hall.
0.6 miS
Street
King Street, Alexandria
15 min walk • King Street is a major road in Alexandria, Virginia, United States and historic Old Town Alexandria. It extends westward from the Potomac River waterfront near the Torpedo Factory Art Center and nearby bustling tourist gift shops and restaurants, passing City Hall and the Alexandria General District Court.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Shirlington, Arlington
35 min walk • Shirlington is an unincorporated urban area, officially called an "urban village", in the southern part of Arlington County, Virginia, United States, adjacent to the Fairlington area. The word "Shirlington" is a combination of "Shirley" and "Arlington".
1.1 miNW
Museum, History museum
Ball-Sellers House, Arlington
28 min walk • The Ball–Sellers House, also named the John Ball House, is the oldest building in Arlington County, Virginia. It is an historic home located at 5620 Third Street, South, in the County's Glencarlyn neighborhood. The Arlington Historical Society, which owns the building, estimates that the one room log cabin was built in the 1740s.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Columbia Forest Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Virginia Heights Historic District, Arlington (6 min walk), Barcroft Park, Arlington (14 min walk), Claremont Historic District, Arlington (14 min walk), King Street, Alexandria (15 min walk).

How to get to Columbia Forest Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Columbia Forest Historic District:

Bus

S Frederick St at 11th St S • Lines: 75 (5 min walk)
Columbia Pike at S Dinwiddie St • Lines: 41, 45, 75 (7 min walk)