Lyon Park Historic District

Lyon Park Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by 10th St. N, Arlington Blvd., and N. Irving St., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°52′45″N 77°5′26″W / 38.87917°N 77.09056°W / 38.87917; -77.09056Coordinates: 38°52′45″N 77°5′26″W / 38.87917°N 77.09056°W / 38.87917; -77.09056
Area 284.4 acres (115.1 ha)
Built 1919 (1919)
Architect Lyon, Frank; Sunderland, Walter, et al.
Architectural style Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP Reference # 03000437[1]
VLR # 000-7820
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 12, 2003
Designated VLR May 19, 2003, March 10, 2008[2]

The Lyon Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 1,165 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in South Arlington. The area was platted between 1919 and 1951. The dwelling styles include a variety of architectural styles, ranging from Craftsman-style bungalows dating from the 1920s to Colonial Revival-style buildings dating from the 1930s and 1940s. A number of Queen Anne style dwellings erected prior to the platting of Lyon Park are also present.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Jana E. Riggle (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lyon Park Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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