Lyon Park Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | May 19, 2003, March 10, 2008[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 000-7820 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Roughly bounded by 10th St. N, Arlington Blvd., and N. Irving St., Arlington, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 38.8792°N -77.0906°W |
Architect: | Lyon, Frank; Sunderland, Walter, et al. |
Architecture: | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al. |
Added: | November 12, 2003 |
Refnum: | 03000437 |
The Lyon Park Historic District is a national historic district and upper-class neighborhood located in Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 1,165 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in North Arlington. The area was platted between 1919 and 1951. The dwelling styles include a variety of architectural styles, ranging from Craftsman-style bungalows dating from the 1920s to Colonial Revival-style buildings dating from the 1930s and 1940s. A number of Queen Anne style dwellings erected prior to the platting of Lyon Park are also present.[2] It was developed by Frank Lyon.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.