Ball-Sellers House

Ball-Sellers House
Ball-Sellers House, September 2012
Location 5620 3rd St. S., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°51′49″N 77°7′31″W / 38.86361°N 77.12528°WCoordinates: 38°51′49″N 77°7′31″W / 38.86361°N 77.12528°W
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1750, 1885
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 75002014[1]
VLR # 000-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 17, 1975
Designated VLR June 17, 1975[2]

The Ball-Sellers House is a historic home located in the Glencarlyn section of Arlington, Virginia. It is the oldest structure still standing in Arlington. Historians and archaeologists estimate that the one room log cabin was built in approximately 1750 and by the first property owner John Ball. Ball bought the property in 1742 and settled it with his wife and five daughters. The original section consist of the log cabin and one-story frame lean-to ell. A two-story wing was added to the original structure in 1885.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

The house is a historic house museum operated by the Arlington Historical Society. It is open to the public free on Saturdays 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm from April through October.

The Society also operates the Arlington Historical Museum in the historic Hume School.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ball-Sellers House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo

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