Barcroft Community House is a historic community center located at Arlington, Virginia. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, American Craftsman style frame building. It initially served as a church building for the Methodist Episcopal Church. It housed the Barcroft School until a new school building opened in 1925. The building has served collectively as a church, school, and community meeting place since its construction.[3]
Barcroft Community House | |
 Barcroft Community House | |
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| Location | 800 S. Buchanan St., Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°51′34″N 77°6′37″W / 38.85944°N 77.11028°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000928[1] |
| VLR No. | 000-0040 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | April 28, 1995[2] |
The Arlington County Board designated the building to be a local historic district on January 7, 1984.[4] The National Park Service listed the house on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1995.[1][3][4] The Arlington County government erected a historic marker near the house in 1999.[5]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ a b Trieschmann, Laura V.; Hughes, Laura Harris (Traceries) (November 1994). "Barcroft Community House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places: Registration Form. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2018-03-09. and Accompanying photo Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Barcroft Community House". Projects and Planning. Arlington County, Virginia government. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ Vincent, Kevin (2012-06-16). Fisher, Bernard (ed.). ""Barcroft Community House" marker". HMdb:The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-09.