Carlin Hall

Carlin Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Carlin Hall, May 2001
Location	5711 4th St., S., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates	38°51′47″N 77°7′35″W / 38.86306°N 77.12639°WCoordinates: 38°51′47″N 77°7′35″W / 38.86306°N 77.12639°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1892
Built by	Bailey, Theodore
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	93000833[1]
VLR #	000-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1993
Designated VLR	June 16, 1993[2]

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. It measures approximately 45 feet wide and 30 feet deep. The standing seam metal gable roof is topped by a four-sided wood cupola. It originally served as a meeting place for the newly formed Glencarlyn civic association and the Episcopal church congregation, provided a place for a variety of community social events. The building housed an elementary school from the 1920s to 1950. In 1953, it was returned by Arlington County as a community center.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
3. Gail Baker (December 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carlin Hall" (PDF). and Accompanying photo

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