NINTH PHASE OF AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY IN ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Single Dwelling, 5315 26th Street North, 000-4041 (EHT Traceries, 2006) 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) September 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT..........................................................................................................................page 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................................page 8 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................page 8 MAP OF SURVEY AREA: PHASES I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIIA/B, and VIII...................page 10 HISTORIC THEMES..........................................................................................................page 11 1. Theme: Architecture/Community Planning ...................................................................... page 12 Architecture: Queen Anne ...................................................................................... page 13 Colonial Revival ............................................................................... page 15 Classical Revival............................................................................... page 24 Tudor Revival ................................................................................... page 26 Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival.................................................... page 29 Bungalow/Craftsman ........................................................................ page 31 Prairie School.................................................................................... page 33 Modern Movement............................................................................ page 35 Community Planning: Old Dominion..................................................................... page 37 Yorktown........................................................................................... page 40 2. Theme: Commerce/Trade.................................................................................................. page 41 3. Theme: Domestic .............................................................................................................. page 44 Reconstruction and Growth Period................................................... page 47 World War I to World War II Period ................................................. page 49 The New Dominion Period ............................................................... page 56 Domestic Outbuildings ............................................................................................ page 60 4. Theme: Education ............................................................................................................. page 63 5. Theme: Government/Law/Political................................................................................... page 64 6. Theme: Religion................................................................................................................ page 65 RESEARCH DESIGN.........................................................................................................page 69 Objectives ............................................................................................................................. page 69 Scope of Work....................................................................................................................... page 69 Methodology......................................................................................................................... page 70 Work Plan ............................................................................................................................. page 72 SURVEY FINDINGS...........................................................................................................page 75 Arlington County Database Holdings: Phase IX .................................................................. page 75 Analysis of Survey Findings................................................................................................. page 75 Inventory of all properties, sorted by VDHR ID number ........................................ page 76 Inventory of all properties, sorted by address.......................................................... page 100 Inventory of all properties, sorted by VDHR ID number with Historic Context..... page 119 RECOMMENDATIONS.....................................................................................................page 195 Recommendations for Further Study ....................................................................... page 195 Evaluations/Recommendations for Designation...................................................... page 199 Old Dominion ............................................................................................. page 203 BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................................page 207 LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Map 1: Phase I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIIA/B, VIII, and IX Survey Areas .................................. page 10 Figure 1: Single Dwelling, 4805 24th Street North (000-3669)................................................. page 17 Figure 2: Single Dwelling, 5367 27th Street North (000-4101)................................................. page 18 Figure 3: Single Dwelling, 4613 23rd Street North (000-3492) ................................................ page 19 Figure 4: Single Dwelling, 5205 25th Road North (000-3959) ................................................. page 20 Figure 5: Single Dwelling, 4001 24th Road North (000-3772) ................................................. page 21 Figure 6: Single Dwelling, 2421 North Glebe Road (000-3663) ............................................... page 22 Figure 7: Single Dwelling, 4938 Rock Spring Road (000-4107)............................................... page 23 Figure 8: Single Dwellings, 2400 Block of North Florida Street............................................... page 24 Figure 9: Single Dwelling, 3069 North Pollard Street (000-3393) ............................................ page 27 Figure 10: Single Dwelling, 4019 North Randolph Street (000-3427) ........................................ page 28 Figure 11 Single Dwelling, 2370 North Oakland Street (000-3750) .......................................... page 28 Figure 12: Single Dwelling, 5315 26th Street North (000-4041)................................................. page 29 Figure 13: Single Dwelling, 4644 24th Street North (000-3571)................................................. page 30 Figure 14: Single Dwelling, 2529 North Glebe Road (000-3667) ............................................... page 32 Figure 15: Single Dwelling, 2817 24th Street North (000-3737)................................................. page 33 Figure 16: Single Dwelling, 2431 North Edgewood Street (000-3746)....................................... page 34 Figure 17: Single Dwelling, 3110 North Pollard Street (000-3398) ............................................ page 35 Figure 18: Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Boulevard (000-3424) page 36 Figure 19: Oakhill Office Building, 1401 Wilson Boulevard (000-3422) ................................... page 37 Figure 20: Old Dominion Civic Association Boundaries............................................................. page 38 Figure 21: Yorktown Civic Association Boundaries.................................................................... page 40 Figure 22: Commercial Buildings, 4763-4775 Lee Highway (000-3588) ................................... page 42 Figure 23: Commercial Building, 4801 Lee Highway (000-3389) .............................................. page 43 Figure 24: Parking Garage B, Oakhill Office Building, 1401 Wilson Boulevard (000-3422)..... page 44 Figure 25: Single Dwelling, 3856 North Glebe Road (000-3441) ............................................... page 48 Figure 26: Single Dwelling, 3816 North Glebe Road (000-3442) ............................................... page 49 Figure 27: Single Dwelling, 2331 North Wakefield Street (000-3487) ....................................... page 51 Figure 28: Single Dwelling, 2304 North Florida Street (000-4132) ............................................ page 52 Figure 29: Single Dwelling, 2340 North Wakefield Street (000-3504) ....................................... page 53 Figure 30: Single Dwelling, 5222 27th Road North (000-4011) ................................................. page 54 Figure 31: Single Dwelling, 4637 24th Street North (000-3538).................................................. page 55 Figure 32: Single Dwelling, 2615 North Florida Street (000-4082) ............................................ page 56 Figure 33: Single Dwelling, 2243 North Columbus Street (000-3646) ....................................... page 57 Figure 34: Single Dwelling, 5337 26th Street North (000-4072)................................................. page 58 Figure 35: Single Dwelling, 3030 North Pollard Street (000-3388) ............................................ page 59 Figure 36: Apartment Building, 5778 16th Street North