Carlin Hall

5711 4th St., S., Arlington, Virginia. County/parish: Arlington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 12, 1993. NRIS 93000833.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Carlin Community Hall
  • Curtis Hall
  • Glencarl
  • Glencarlyn School

From Wikipedia:

Carlin Hall

Carlin Hall, also known as Curtis Hall, Carlin Community Hall, Glencarlyn School, Glencarlyn Recreation Center, is a historic community center located in the Glencarlyn section of Arlington, Virginia, US. It was built in 1892, and is a tall one-story, frame, Late Victorian cross-plan community hall. It measures approximately 45 feet wide and 30 feet deep. The standing seam metal gable roof is topped by a four-sided wood cupola. It originally served as a meeting place for the newly formed Glencarlyn civic association and the Episcopal church congregation, provided a place for a variety of community social events. The building housed an elementary school from the 1920s to 1950. In 1953, it was returned by Arlington County as a community center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679588

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