{"nrhp_refnum":"07000230","name":"Holmes Run Acres Historic District","other_names":["DHR File No. 029-5183"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Area generally bounded by Gallows Rd., Surrey Ln, and Holmes Run Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Falls Church","county":"Fairfax (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":38.85434575150006,"lon":-77.21213607999307,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-03-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A modern-style suburban housing development in Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, built between 1951 and 1958 on a former 135-acre farm. It includes over three hundred single-family houses, a school, a recreation center with pools, and a park.","why_significant":"The document excerpt contains only the Section 7 description and house inventory, so the statement of significance is not included. The description presents the district as a departure from the colonial-style postwar subdivisions of its time, using modular, affordable houses designed by architects Satterlee and Lethbridge and sited to fit the natural terrain. It retains a high level of integrity and its modern suburban character.","narrative":"Holmes Run Acres is a suburban neighborhood in Falls Church, Fairfax County, laid out on a 135-acre abandoned farm and built between 1951 and 1958. It holds more than three hundred single-family houses, the Woodburn School, a recreation center with pools, and Luria Park. The architects, Satterlee and Lethbridge, designed affordable, quickly built houses from modular standardized parts, with open plans, plywood panels, fixed glass and sliding windows. Four house types, named for their builders (one- and two-story Luria, Gaddy, and Bodor), mix wood and brick. At a time when colonial-style subdivisions were more common, the community took a different approach. Houses were staggered and angled on quarter-acre wooded lots to preserve privacy and fit the terrain, and streets curve with the land. Residents have long resisted sidewalks and streetlights to protect the natural setting. Although many buildings have been altered, the neighborhood keeps a high level of integrity and its modern suburban character.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architects Satterlee and Lethbridge; houses built by the Luria Brothers, Gaddy, and Bodor","architectural_style":"Modern Movement","criteria":[],"status_note":"Houses, school, recreation center and park remain in their historic uses; many houses have been modified, often by enclosing carports or adding sympathetic additions, but the district retains a high level of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.070123-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/6804/41680496/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/07000230.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680496","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_Run_Acres","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5883615"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fairfax/holmes-run-acres-historic-district-07000230/"}