Barcroft Community House

Barcroft Community House is a historic community center located at Arlington, Virginia. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, American Craftsman style frame building. It initially served as a church building for the Methodist Episcopal Church. It housed the Barcroft School until a new school building opened in 1925. The building has served collectively as a church, school, and community meeting place since its construction.[3]

Barcroft Community House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Barcroft Community House
Location	800 S. Buchanan St., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates	38°50′30″N 77°5′53″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1908
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	95000928[1]
VLR No.	000-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1995
Designated VLR	April 28, 1995[2]

The Arlington County Board designated the building to be a local historic district on January 7, 1984.[4] The National Park Service listed the house on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1995.[1][3][4] The Arlington County government erected a historic marker near the house in 1999.[5]

See also

• List of Arlington County Historic Districts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
3. Trieschmann, Laura V.; Hughes, Laura Harris (Traceries) (November 1994). "Barcroft Community House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places: Registration Form. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2018-03-09. and Accompanying photo Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Barcroft Community House". Projects and Planning. Arlington County, Virginia government. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
5. Vincent, Kevin (2012-06-16). Fisher, Bernard (ed.). ""Barcroft Community House" marker". HMdb:The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-09.