Penrose Historic District
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Penrose Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Arlington Blvd., S. Courthouse Rd., S. Fillmore St., S. Barton St. S, and Columbia Pike, Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′07″N 77°5′8″W / 38.86861°N 77.08556°WCoordinates: 38°52′07″N 77°5′8″W / 38.86861°N 77.08556°W |
| Area | 125 acres (51 ha) |
| Built | 1882-1943 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000112[1] |
| VLR # | 000-8823 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 2003[2] |
The Penrose Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 486 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing object in a residential neighborhood in South Arlington. The area was created with the integration of 12 distinct subdivisions platted between 1882 and 1943. The dwelling styles include the late-19th and early-20th-century vernacular, Queen Anne, Italianate, and Colonial Revival farm dwellings. A notable number of these dwellings are prefabricated kit or mail-order houses.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Jennifer Bunting Hallock and Laura V. Trieschmann (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Penrose Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
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