Holmes Run Acres

Holmes Run Acres Historic District
Nearest city Falls Church, Virginia
Coordinates 38°51′00″N 77°12′30″W / 38.85000°N 77.20833°WCoordinates: 38°51′00″N 77°12′30″W / 38.85000°N 77.20833°W
Area 140 acres (57 ha)
Built 1952 - 1958
Architect Donald Lethbridge, Nicholas Satterlee, et al.
Architectural style Mid-Century modern / Modern Movement
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 07000230[1]
VLR # 029-5183
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 22, 2007
Designated VLR December 6, 2006[2]

Holmes Run Acres is a community of 355 houses in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Much of it is preserved within Holmes Run Acres Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The community was developed by brothers Gerald and Eli Luria. They offered the public "a unique opportunity to own a contemporary style home modeled after the California Ranch style popularized on the west coast."[3]

Builders

Homes in Holmes Run Acres were constructed by three builders between 1951 and 1958:

The Luria brothers built their homes west of Executive Avenue, Gaddy built homes east of Executive Avenue, and Bodor built homes at the connection of Surrey Lane and Gallows Road. The community also includes Woodburn Elementary School, a recreation center, and a park. The 4.2-acre (17,000 m2) park, named Luria Park, was donated to Fairfax County by the Luria Brothers and is maintained jointly by the county and the Holmes Run Acres residents.

Community

The Holmes Run Acres Civic Association built the first community swimming pool in Fairfax County and, in cooperation with the Fairfax County Park Authority, turned a dump site into the first neighborhood park in the county.[4]

Historic designation

Holmes Run Acres was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in December 2006, and on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2007.[5][1] Holmes Run Acres is the first Mid-Century modern community in Virginia to be designated as a landmark/historic place.

The district listed is a 140-acre (57 ha) that included, in 2007, 291 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and one other contributing structure.[1]

Sources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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 03-12-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "Holmes Run Acres Community Connection". Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  4. ↑ Virginia House Resolution No. 6, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 6, "Commending the Holmes Run Acres Civic Association", May 4, 2001
  5. ↑ Straight, Susan (2007-07-28). "Modern Pride in Historic Holmes Run Acres". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-09-22.

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