Highland Park-Overlee Knolls

Highland Park-Overlee Knolls
Location Roughly bounded by 22nd St. N., N. Lexington St., 16th St. N., N. Longfellow St., McKinley Rd., I-66 & N. Quantico St., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°53′12″N 77°08′49″W / 38.88667°N 77.14694°W / 38.88667; -77.14694Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 77°08′49″W / 38.88667°N 77.14694°W / 38.88667; -77.14694
Area 180.7 acres (73.1 ha)
Built 1890 (1890)-c. 1960
Architectural style

Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Modern

Movement
MPS Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP Reference # 11000548[1]
VLR # 000-9703
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 18, 2011
Designated VLR June 16, 2011[2]

Highland Park-Overlee Knolls, also known as Fostoria, is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly east of the Virginia Heights Historic District. It contains 681 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in a residential neighborhood in North Arlington. The first subdivision was platted in 1890 and known as Fostoria. Later subdivisions were platted including Over-Lee Knolls (1926), Section Two Over-Lee Knolls (1927), Richmond Hill Section Three (1946), Richmond Hill Section Four (1947) and Highland Park Village (1947). It primarily consists of single family dwellings in a number of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Modern-style. Also located in the district is Parkhurst Park (1939). The houses were built by multiple developers and speculative builders.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service. 2011-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ L. Trieschmann & M. Dayton, A. Schoenfeld & J. Barnes (October 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Highland Park-Overlee Knolls" (PDF). and Accompanying six photos


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