Penrose Historic District

Roughly bounded by Arlington Blvd., S. Courthouse Rd., S. Fillmore St., S. Barton St. S, and Columbia Pike, Arlington, Virginia. County/parish: Arlington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 15, 2004. NRIS 04000112.

486 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites. 2 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • VDHR File Number 000-8823

From Wikipedia:

Penrose Historic District

The Penrose Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 486 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing object in a residential neighborhood in South Arlington. The area was created with the integration of 12 distinct subdivisions platted between 1882 and 1943. The dwelling styles include the late-19th and early-20th-century vernacular, Queen Anne, Italianate, and Colonial Revival farm dwellings. A notable number of these dwellings are prefabricated kit or mail-order houses.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679600

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