Penrose Historic District

Penrose Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Arlington Blvd., S. Courthouse Rd., S. Fillmore St., S. Barton St. S, and Columbia Pike, Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°52′07″N 77°5′8″W / 38.86861°N 77.08556°W / 38.86861; -77.08556Coordinates: 38°52′07″N 77°5′8″W / 38.86861°N 77.08556°W / 38.86861; -77.08556
Area 125 acres (51 ha)
Built 1882 (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. 1 2 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. 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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