Columbia Forest Historic District Explained

Columbia Forest Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 3, 2003[1]
Designated Other1 Number:000-9416
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Bounded by 11th, S. Edison, S. Dinwiddie, S. Columbus, S. George Mason, and S. Frederick St., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates:38.8525°N -77.1114°W
Built:-1945
Builder:Army Corps of Engineers; Johnson, Jesse
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:February 11, 2004
Refnum:04000047

The Columbia Forest Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly east of the Virginia Heights Historic District. It contains 238 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in South Arlington. They were built in two phases beginning in 1942 and ending in 1945, and consist of 233 single-family dwellings contracted by the Federal government to house the families of young officers and ranking officials. They are two-story, two- and three-bay, paired brick or concrete block dwellings in the Colonial Revival-style. They were built under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers by the Defense Housing Corporation.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Columbia Forest Historic District . Jana E. Riggle and Laura V. Trieschmann . October 2003 . and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map