Aurora Highlands Historic District

Aurora Highlands Historic District
Location Bounded by 16th St. S., S. Eads St., 26th St. S., and S. Joyce St., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°51′31″N 77°3′49″W / 38.85861°N 77.06361°WCoordinates: 38°51′31″N 77°3′49″W / 38.85861°N 77.06361°W
Area 128.8 acres (52.1 ha)
Built 1896-1930
Architectural style Greek Revival, Colonial Revival, Italianate
Governing body Local
MPS Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP Reference # 08001018[1]
VLR # 000-9706
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 22, 2008
Designated VLR March 20, 2008[2]

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Saleh Van Erem, Laura Trieschmann, Jeanne Barnes, Elizabeth Breiseth, Paul Weishar, and Christina Hiett (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aurora Highlands Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map