Lyon Park Historic District
Lyon Park Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 10th St. N, Arlington Blvd., and N. Irving St., Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′45″N 77°5′26″W / 38.87917°N 77.09056°W |
| Area | 284.4 acres (115.1 ha) |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architect | Lyon, Frank; Sunderland, Walter, et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000437[1] |
| VLR No. | 000-7820 |
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| 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 and upper-class neighborhood located in Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 1,165 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in North 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 developed by Frank Lyon.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Jana E. Riggle (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lyon Park Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "000-7820 Lyon Park Historic District". dhr.virginia.gov. November 12, 2003. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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