Columbia Forest Historic District

Columbia Forest Historic District
Location Bounded by 11th, S. Edison, S. Dinwiddie, S. Columbus, S. George Mason, and S. Frederick St., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°51′09″N 77°6′41″W / 38.85250°N 77.11139°WCoordinates: 38°51′09″N 77°6′41″W / 38.85250°N 77.11139°W
Area 48 acres (19 ha)
Built 1942-1945
Built by Army Corps of Engineers; Johnson, Jesse
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 04000047[1]
VLR # 000-9416
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 11, 2004
Designated VLR December 3, 2003[2]

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.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[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 05-12-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. Jana E. Riggle and Laura V. Trieschmann (August 2003, October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Columbia Forest Historic District". Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map