The Westover Historic District is a national historic district located at Westover, Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 383 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in northern Arlington. The neighborhood was constructed in five phases between 1939 and 1957: Westover Apartments, Westover Hills, Keene's Addition to Westover, Westover Park, and Mason's Addition to Westover. The neighborhood consists of Colonial Revival-style single-family dwellings, twin houses, duplexes, and multi-family garden apartments. Also in the district are a shopping center, the Claude A. Swanson Junior High School, the Westover Baptist Church, and Swanson Park.[3]
Westover Historic District | |
 Westover Baptist Church | |
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| Location | Bounded by McKinley Rd., N. Washington Blvd., N. 16th St., N. Jefferson St., N. 11th St. and N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′58″N 77°8′11″W / 38.88278°N 77.13639°W |
| Area | 173.4 acres (70.2 ha) |
| Built | 1939-1957 |
| Built by | Keene, E. Ray; Mace Properties, et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Moderne |
| MPS | Garden Apartments, Apartment Houses and Apartment Complexes in Arlington County, Virginia MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000345[1] |
| VLR No. | 000-0032 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | March 18, 2006[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
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. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Laura V. Trieschmann; Patti Kuhn; Megan Rispoli & G. Ellen Jenkins (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Westover Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
