Westover Historic District

The Westover Historic District is a national historic district located at Westover, Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 383 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in northern Arlington. The neighborhood was constructed in five phases between 1939 and 1957: Westover Apartments, Westover Hills, Keene's Addition to Westover, Westover Park, and Mason's Addition to Westover. The neighborhood consists of Colonial Revival-style single-family dwellings, twin houses, duplexes, and multi-family garden apartments. Also in the district are a shopping center, the Claude A. Swanson Junior High School, the Westover Baptist Church, and Swanson Park.[3]

Westover Historic District
Westover Baptist Church
LocationBounded by McKinley Rd., N. Washington Blvd., N. 16th St., N. Jefferson St., N. 11th St. and N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°52′58″N 77°8′11″W
Area173.4 acres (70.2 ha)
Built1939 (1939)-1957
Built byKeene, E. Ray; Mace Properties, et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Moderne
MPSGarden Apartments, Apartment Houses and Apartment Complexes in Arlington County, Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No.06000345[1]
VLR No.000-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2006
Designated VLRMarch 18, 2006[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Laura V. Trieschmann; Patti Kuhn; Megan Rispoli & G. Ellen Jenkins (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Westover Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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