{"nrhp_refnum":"97001506","name":"Calvert Manor","other_names":["DHR File No. 00-2265"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1925-1927 N. Calvert St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Arlington County","state":"VA","lat":38.895130539000036,"lon":-77.09203951499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-12-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story walk-up garden apartment building at 1925-1927 North Calvert Street in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, built in 1948 and designed by Washington, D.C., architect Mihran Mesrobian.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Calvert Manor is a locally significant work of Mihran Mesrobian, a prominent Washington architect, and a fine example of his later moderne-style work in Northern Virginia. It stands out among the many lower-rent apartment projects built in Arlington after World War II and is one of the last intact examples of Mesrobian's suburban apartment buildings. Its low-cost materials and amenities reflect concern for working-class residents.","narrative":"Calvert Manor is a three-story walk-up garden apartment building on North Calvert Street in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, near Lee Highway. Architect Mihran Mesrobian designed it and it was built in 1948 with concrete block bearing walls, red brick facing, cast stone, cement brick details and glass block. Moderne elements include corner casement windows, vertical glass-block bands over the stair halls, and contrasting light and dark masonry. It held twenty-two original apartments, including a janitor's unit. Arlington's population more than doubled during the 1940s, creating a severe housing shortage, and the project was financed with a Federal Housing Administration guaranteed loan. The property was recognized as a locally significant work of Mesrobian, who was best known for 1920s hotels and apartment buildings in Washington, D.C. Among his later Northern Virginia projects, it remains one of the last intact examples and stylistically one of the most interesting. A parking lot, laundry, drying yard and playroom reflected concern for working-class residents.","period_of_significance":"1948","architect_builder":"Mesrobian, Mihran","architectural_style":"Moderne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as multiple dwelling apartments; the lot is described as well maintained, with original plans and landscaping still in place. An original clothes drying yard was removed in May 1997.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:01.139595-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/6795/41679578/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/97001506.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001506/a57d261c0e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001506/a57d261c0e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Farragutful","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calvert_Manor_-_Arlington,_Virginia.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:Calvert_Manor_-_Arlington,_Virginia.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000512","name":"Lyon Village Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/lyon-village-historic-district-02000512/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679578","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvert_Manor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5024268"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/arlington-county/calvert-manor-97001506/"}