Lake Anne Village Center Historic District
The Lake Anne Village Center Historic District encompasses the central plaza and surrounding buildings of Lake Anne Center in Reston, Virginia.
Lake Anne Village Center Historic District | |
 Residences and the Baptist church | |
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| Location | North Shore Dr. and Washington Plaza W. and N., Reston, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′8″N 77°20′27″W |
| Area | 41 acres (17 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001041[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 2017 |
Description
Lake Anne Center was the first village center created in the planned community, and features a mix of commercial and residential buildings around a plaza and inlet of Lake Anne, a manmade reservoir. The village center was designed by Reston's master planner and architect James Rossant of New York City for Robert E. Simon and built 1963–67. At the time it was considered a showcase of modern community planning; architecturally, it is composed mainly of modestly scaled Brutalist structures, including residential townhouses, mixed commercial-residential buildings, and a church.[2]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1][3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Lake Anne Village Center Historic District" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- Emke, Dave (August 4, 2017). "Lake Anne Village Center's Historic Designation Was a Long Time Coming". Reston Now. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
