{"nrhp_refnum":"05001344","name":"Arlington Forest Historic District","other_names":["VDHR File No.000-7808"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Carlin Springs Rd., George Mason Dr., Henderson Rd., Aberdeen St., Columbus St., Granada, Galveston and 2nd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Arlington County","state":"VA","lat":38.86962441250003,"lon":-77.11871606974124,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Communications"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A planned residential suburb in western-central Arlington County, Virginia, about three and one-half miles from Washington, DC. It was built in four stages between 1939 and 1948, chiefly by Meadowbrook Construction Company.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the best examples of a mid-20th century planned, mixed-use community in Arlington County. It reflects World War II-era suburban planning promoted by the Federal Housing Administration, with curvilinear streets, cul-de-sacs, parks and a neighborhood shopping center. Its Colonial Revival houses, designed by Robert O. Scholz, vary subtly in a consistent six-room plan.","narrative":"Arlington Forest is a planned neighborhood of brick, two-story, single-family houses in Arlington County, Virginia, built between 1939 and 1948. Meadowbrook Construction Company developed it in phases known as Southside, Northside and Greenbrier, with architect Robert O. Scholz designing six-room Colonial Revival houses. A final section, Broyhill's Addition, was added in 1948 by M.T. Broyhill & Sons with architect J. Raymond Mims. The design followed Federal Housing Administration guidance, which favored harmonious groups of homes without monotony. Scholz varied roof shapes, entrance and porch locations, brick colors and trim, so similar houses differ in detail. Curving, tree-lined streets, cul-de-sacs, three public parks and a neighborhood shopping center were part of the original concept. The district counts hundreds of contributing houses and outbuildings. It was listed as an example of mid-20th century suburban planning and of Colonial Revival housing built for the Washington, DC, area.","period_of_significance":"1939-1948","architect_builder":"Robert O. Scholz (architect) and Meadowbrook Construction Company (builder); Broyhill's Addition by M.T. Broyhill & Sons with architect J. Raymond Mims","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current functions include single dwellings, secondary structures, specialty stores, restaurants, a recreational center and parks.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.61208-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_AL/05001344.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001344/9f7b1dcce8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001344/9f7b1dcce8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Farragutful","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arlington_Forest_Historic_District_01.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Farragutful</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arlington_Forest_Historic_District_01.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77834749","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_Forest,_Virginia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14711973"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/arlington-county/arlington-forest-historic-district-05001344/"}