{"nrhp_refnum":"98001649","name":"Buckingham Historic District","other_names":["DHR File # 00-0025"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by N. 5th, N. Oxford, and N. 2nd Sts., and N. Glebe Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Arlington County","state":"VA","lat":38.874466412500055,"lon":-77.10468185420376,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-01-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A planned residential community of 52 contributing brick apartment buildings in Arlington, Virginia, bounded by N. 5th, N. Oxford and N. 2nd Streets and N. Glebe Road. It was designed by Henry Wright and built by Paramount Communities, Inc. in 1937-1938.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Buckingham is a well-preserved example of the garden-style planned apartment communities of the early twentieth century. Its low density, landscaped courtyards and nearby access to Washington made it a model for middle-class rental housing. It is also tied to Arlington's growth from a rural area into a suburban and urban county.","narrative":"Buckingham is a planned apartment community in Arlington, Virginia, just south of Washington, D.C. Fifty-two brick buildings, built in 1937 and 1938 by Paramount Communities, Inc. to designs by architect Henry Wright, make up the district. Most are two-story Colonial Revival buildings with slate or hip and gable roofs, cast concrete door surrounds and brick quoining. One three-story building was built in a modern style to test its appeal. Buildings sit close to the streets, leaving large open courtyards at the rear for residents' recreation. The layout produced a density far lower than comparable communities. The district is listed for its architecture, its community planning and its landscape design. It is regarded as a well-preserved example of garden-style housing for middle-class workers and as a marker of Arlington's growth. Later changes include replaced windows and some replaced roofs, and a major rehabilitation was under way. Two buildings, a 1996 community center and an earlier house, do not contribute.","period_of_significance":"1937 - 1938","architect_builder":"Wright, Henry; Paramount Communities, Inc.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Generally in good condition; a major rehabilitation was under way at the time, with plans to keep the original architectural integrity. It continues as rental housing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.304046-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/6796/41679602/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/98001649.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001649/9107a2f555-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001649/9107a2f555-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buckingham_Apartment_Complex,_Bounded_by_George_Mason_Drive,_Henderson,_Glebe,_%26_Arlington,_Virginia.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"03000561","name":"Ashton Heights Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/ashton-heights-historic-district-03000561/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679602","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712102"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/arlington-county/buckingham-historic-district-98001649/"}