Virginia Heights Historic District

Virginia Heights is a mid-twentieth-century neighborhood on the southwestern edge of Arlington County, Virginia, directly on the Fairfax County line. It brings together four small subdivisions: Section Four of Columbia Forest, High Point, Virginia Heights and Frederick Hill. Tree-lined curving streets and cul-de-sacs shape the layout. The district records three phases of development. In 1947 the Lindsey Construction Company built twenty-six brick Colonial Revival houses based on Federal Housing Administration designs. In 1951 architect Charles M. Goodman designed twenty-one twin dwellings at High Point, built by Nathan Shapiro. From about 1950 onward, builders such as Old Dominion Development Corporation put up Cape Cod-type and ranch houses. Five prefabricated houses also stand here, including three Lustron houses from 1949. The district contains 117 contributing and 59 noncontributing resources, mostly houses with later garages or sheds. Many have replacement windows and siding, though the overall plan and housing types remain readable.