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Tenth Phase of an Architectural Survey in Arlington County, Virginia TENTH PHASE OF AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY IN ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Single Dwelling, 5509 15th Street North, 000-4210-0099 (EHT Traceries, 2008) Final Report Prepared by E.H.T. Traceries, Inc. 1121 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 202/393-1199 Laura V. Trieschmann, Principal Investigator for Arlington County, Virginia Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development (Contact: Michael Leventhal, Historic Preservation Coordinator 703/228-3813) July 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................................... page 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................... page 7 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... page 8 MAP OF SURVEY AREA: PHASES I through X ....................................................................... page 10 HISTORIC THEMES ..................................................................................................................... page 11 1. Theme: Architecture/Community Planning .................................................................................... page 12 Architecture: Queen Anne ................................................................................................... page 14 Colonial Revival .......................................................................................... page 16 Tudor Revival .............................................................................................. page 26 Bungalow/Craftsman ................................................................................... page 30 Streamline Moderne .................................................................................... page 31 Modern Movement ...................................................................................... page 34 Community Planning: Yorktown ......................................................................................... page 38 Rock Spring ................................................................................................. page 39 Tara-Leeway Heights .................................................................................. page 41 Dominion Hills ............................................................................................ page 42 Williamsburg ............................................................................................... page 44 Leeway Overlee ........................................................................................... page 45 Boulevard Manor ......................................................................................... page 46 2. Theme: Commerce/Trade ............................................................................................................... page 49 3. Theme: Domestic ............................................................................................................................ page 50 Reconstruction and Growth Period .............................................................. page 53 World War I to World War II Period .......................................................... page 55 The New Dominion Period .......................................................................... page 63 Domestic Outbuildings ......................................................................................................... page 72 4. Theme: Education ........................................................................................................................... page 75 5. Theme: Religion ............................................................................................................................. page 77 6. Theme: Social ................................................................................................................................. page 79 RESEARCH DESIGN ..................................................................................................................... page 83 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... page 83 Scope of Work .................................................................................................................................... page 83 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... page 84 Work Plan ........................................................................................................................................... page 86 SURVEY FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................... page 89 Arlington County Database Holdings: Phase X .................................................................................. page 89 Analysis of Survey Findings ............................................................................................................... page 89 Inventory of all properties, sorted by VDHR ID number ..................................................... page 90 Inventory of all properties, sorted by address ....................................................................... page 126 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................. page 156 Recommendations for Further Study .................................................................................... page 156 Evaluations/Recommendations for Designation ................................................................... page 161 Tara-Leeway Heights ............................................................................................. page 165 Rock Spring............................................................................................................ page 166 Dominion Hills ....................................................................................................... page 168 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................ page 170 LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Map 1: Phase I through X Survey Areas ...................................................................................................................... page 10 Figure 1: Single Dwelling, 4717 26th Street North (000-4195) ....................................................................................... page 15 Figure 2: Single Dwelling, 2230 North Powhatan Street (000-4209-0012) .................................................................... page 19 Figure 3: Single Dwellings by Mace Properties, Inc., 6019-6031 9th Street North ......................................................... page 20 Figure 4: Portico, 6122 Lee Highway (000-4209-0009) ................................................................................................. page 21 Figure 5: Entry Openings, 970 and 977 North Longfellow Street (000-4212-0126 and 0130)....................................... page 21 Figure 6: Single Dwelling, 6209 27th Street North (000-4207-0027) ............................................................................. page 22 Figure 7: Single Dwelling, 6233 27th Street North (000-4207-0033) ............................................................................. page 23 Figure 8: Single Dwellings, 4926 34th Street North (000-4206-0033) ............................................................................ page 23 Figure 9: Single Dwelling, 4932 34th Street North (000-4206-0034) ............................................................................. page 24 Figure 10: Single Dwelling, 3020 North Nottingham Street (000-4207-0060) ................................................................. page 24 Figure 11 Single Dwelling, 4717 26th Street North (000-4205-0119) ............................................................................. page 25 Figure 12: Single Dwelling, 4831 Old Dominion Drive (000-4206-0001) ....................................................................... page 27 Figure 13: Single Dwelling, 5555 Little Falls Road (000-4206-0103) ............................................................................. page 28 Figure 14: Single Dwelling, 5714 Little Falls Road (000-4207-0065) ............................................................................. page 28 Figure 15: Single Dwelling, 2310 North Nottingham Street (000-4209-0032) ................................................................. page 29 Figure 16: Single Dwelling, 5104 26th Street North (000-4205-0079) ............................................................................. page 29 Figure 17: Single Dwelling, 2317 North Madison Street (000-4209-0062) ...................................................................... page 30 Figure 18: Single Dwelling, 4911 15th Street North (000-4194) ....................................................................................... page 32 Figure 19: Apartment Building, 3701 5th Street South (000-4217) ................................................................................... page 33 Figure 20: Single Dwelling, 3401 North George Mason Drive (000-4206-0017) ............................................................ page 35
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