Aurora Highlands Historic District
The Aurora Highlands Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 624 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in a residential neighborhood in South Arlington. Aurora Highlands was formed by the integration of three subdivisions platted between 1896 and 1930, with improvements in the form of modest single-family residences. The district is characterized by single family dwellings with a number of twin dwellings and duplexes, three churches, a rectory, two schools, two landscaped parks, and commercial buildings. The oldest dwelling is associated with “Sunnydale Farm” and is a Greek Revival-style dwelling built about 1870. The predominant architectural style represented is Colonial Revival.[3]
Aurora Highlands Historic District | |
Location | Bounded by 16th St. S., S. Eads St., 26th St. S., and S. Joyce St., Arlington, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°51′31″N 77°3′49″W |
Area | 128.8 acres (52.1 ha) |
Built | 1896 | -1930
Architect | Morrill, Milton Dana; et al. |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Colonial Revival, Italianate |
MPS | Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 08001018[1] |
VLR No. | 000-9706 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 22, 2008 |
Designated VLR | March 20, 2008[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- Saleh Van Erem; Laura Trieschmann; Jeanne Barnes; Elizabeth Breiseth; Paul Weishar & Christina Hiett (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aurora Highlands Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
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