Virginia Heights Historic District, Arlington

Name: Virginia Heights Historic District
Address: Arlington, United States

#122 among attractions in Arlington

Neighbourhood, Modernist architecture, Colonial revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Virginia Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly west of the Columbia Forest Historic District. It contains 117 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in southwestern Arlington. The area was developed between 1946 and 1952, and consists of four small subdivisions of Section Four of Columbia Forest, High Point, Virginia Heights, and Frederick Hill. The dwelling styles include Colonial Revival style houses and Modernist twin dwellings designed by noted local architect Charles M. Goodman. In addition, five single dwellings in Virginia Heights are known to be prefabricated houses, three of which are Lustron houses. ()

Coordinates: 38°51'2"N, 77°6'52"W

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South Arlington (Columbia Forest)Arlington United States

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Virginia Heights 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.

1.1 miN
Park
Arlington Hall, Arlington
30 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.
1.1 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Four Mile Run Trail, Arlington
29 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.
1.3 miN
Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Arlington
33 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.
0.6 miE
Park, Basketball court, Baseball field
Barcroft Park, Arlington
16 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.
0.7 miS
Concerts and shows, Auditorium, Theater
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Alexandria
20 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.
0.4 miS
Street
King Street, Alexandria
10 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.
1.1 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.
1.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Battery Garesche, Arlington
32 min walk • Battery Garesche or Battery Garesché was a Union Army artillery battery built as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War at what is now Abingdon Street at South 30th Road in Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
1.6 miSE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Fairlington, Alexandria
41 min walk • Fairlington is an unincorporated neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, located adjacent to Shirlington in the southernmost part of the county on the boundary with the City of Alexandria.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Virginia Heights Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Columbia Forest Historic District, Arlington (6 min walk), King Street, Alexandria (10 min walk), Claremont Historic District, Arlington (15 min walk), Barcroft Park, Arlington (16 min walk).

How to get to Virginia Heights Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Virginia Heights Historic District:

Bus

S Frederick St at 12th St S • Lines: 75 (2 min walk)