Virginia Square, Virginia Explained

Virginia Square
Settlement Type:Section of a Neighborhood
Image Alt:George Mason University School of Law
Pushpin Map:United States District of Columbia street
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Virginia Square in the Washington metropolitan area
Coordinates:38.8861°N -77.1083°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Arlington
Unit Pref:US
Area Urban Footnotes:Virginia Square-GMU (Washington Metro)
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:22201
Area Code:703

Virginia Square is a section in the Ballston section of Arlington County, Virginia. It is centered at the Virginia Square–GMU station on the Orange and Silver lines of the Washington Metro subway system between Clarendon and Ballston. The neighborhood consists of a mix of high-rise apartments, garden apartments, and single-family homes that date back to the 1930s.

Virginia Square is home to the Arlington campus of George Mason University, including its Law School, the Arlington Arts Center, some offices of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the main branch of the Arlington Public Library. The area's name is derived from the former Virginia Square Shopping Center, now occupied mainly by a major satellite office of the FDIC with a Giant supermarket on part of the property. Among local restaurants, Mario's Pizza has been a landmark since 1957 and El Pollo Rico since 1988.

Ballston-Virginia Square Partnership was a business development organization inclusive of both Ballston proper and was also inclusive of the Virginia Square section.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. (1) Web site: 2017 . About Ballston . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170825011041/http://www.ballstonbid.com/about . 2017-08-25 . 2018-11-13 . Ballston BID . Arlington, Virginia. (2) Web site: 2007 . Ballston-Virginia Square Village Website . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130121014213/http://www.ballstonvasquare.org/ . 2013-01-21 . 2013-10-31 . Ballston-Virginia Square Partnership.