Arlington Forest Historic District

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.