Glebe Center, Arlington

Name: Glebe Center
Address: Arlington, United States

#37 among attractions in Arlington

Shopping, Department store

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Glebe Center, also known as Glebe Shopping Center, is a historic shopping center located in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. It was designed by noted Washington, D.C. architect Mihran Mesrobian and built in 1940. It is a one-story, "L"-shaped cinder-block building with a flat parapet roof and clad in a six-course, American-bond brick veneer with cast-stone decorative accents. It features large store-front windows, Art Deco decorative elements, and a central square tower surmounted by a glass-block clerestory capped by a pyramidal-shaped metal roof. It was built to serve the residents of the Buckingham apartment complex and Ashton Heights, as well as the many motorists traveling along Arlington Boulevard and North Glebe Road. ()

Coordinates: 38°52'18"N, 77°6'8"W

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North Arlington (Buckingham)Arlington United States

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Glebe Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Ballston Common Mall, Custis Trail, The Crossing Clarendon.

0.6 miNW
Sport complex, Ice rink, Hockey
Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington
17 min walk • MedStar Capitals Iceplex is the practice arena of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. The highest ice rink above street-level in the United States, it is located on the eighth floor atop the parking garage adjoining the Ballston Quarter in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia.
0.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ballston Common Mall, Arlington
18 min walk • Ballston Quarter, formerly known as Ballston Common Mall, originally opened as Parkington Shopping Center in 1951, and was one of the first major suburban shopping centers in the Washington, D.C. area.
1.3 miNW
Cycling, Bike path
Custis Trail, Arlington
35 min walk • The Custis Trail is a hilly 4.5 miles-long shared use path in Arlington County, Virginia. The asphalt-paved trail travels along Interstate 66 between Rosslyn and the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail at Bon Air Park.
1.2 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Crossing Clarendon, Arlington
32 min walk • The Crossing Clarendon, formerly Market Common Clarendon, is an outdoor mixed-use development featuring retail, restaurants, and residential buildings located along Clarendon Boulevard in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. The complex was developed by McCaffery Interests, and opened in November 2001.
1 miSE
Nightlife, Theater, Concerts and shows
Cinema 'N' Drafthouse, Arlington
26 min walk • The "Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse", located at 2903 Columbia Pike, is the only remaining theater in Arlington County, Virginia from the cinema boom period of the 1930s and 1940s that still operates as a movie theater, and is currently one of four movie theaters operating in Arlington County.
0.5 miSW
Park
Arlington Hall, Arlington
12 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.
~510 ftSW
Church
Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, Arlington
3 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Thomas More located at 3901 Cathedral Lane is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington Virginia and the seat of Bishop Michael F. Burbidge. The Rector of the Cathedral is the Very Reverend Patrick L. Posey, V.F. Fr. Posey was appointed in June 2019.The Rev. Robert J.
~1960 ftSW
Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Arlington
10 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.
0.7 miN
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington
18 min walk • Arlington Arts Center also known as AAC, is a 501 nonprofit contemporary visual arts center based in Arlington and established in 1974. Housed since 1976 in the historic Maury School, it presents artworks from regional artists in the mid-Atlantic states.
1.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Myer, Arlington
35 min walk • Fort Myer is the previous name used for a U.S. Army post next to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, and across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
0.7 miNW
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Arlington
19 min walk • First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, Virginia is a congregation in the National Capital Presbytery, the Synod of Mid-Atlantic and the Presbyterian Church.

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Which popular attractions are close to Glebe Center?

Nearby attractions include Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, Arlington (3 min walk), Buckingham Historic District, Arlington (8 min walk), Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Arlington (10 min walk), National Landing, Arlington (12 min walk).

How to get to Glebe Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Glebe Center:

Bus

N Glebe Road at 2nd St N • Lines: 23A, 23B, 23T, 41 (2 min walk)
S Glebe Rd at Arlington Blvd • Lines: 23A, 23B, 23T, 41 (5 min walk)

Metro

Virginia Square–GMU • Lines: Or, Sv (21 min walk)
Ballston–MU • Lines: Or, Sv (23 min walk)