Built 1890 (1890)-c. 1960 VLR # 000-9703 Added to NRHP 18 August 2011 | NRHP Reference # 11000548 Area 73 ha | |
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Location Roughly bounded by 22nd St. N., N. Lexington St., 16th St. N., N. Longfellow St., McKinley Rd., I-66 & N. Quantico St., Arlington, Virginia Architectural style Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Modern
Movement MPS Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
Highland Park-Overlee Knolls, also known as Fostoria, is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly east of the Virginia Heights Historic District. It contains 681 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in a residential neighborhood in North Arlington. The first subdivision was platted in 1890 and known as Fostoria. Later subdivisions were platted including Over-Lee Knolls (1926), Section Two Over-Lee Knolls (1927), Richmond Hill Section Three (1946), Richmond Hill Section Four (1947) and Highland Park Village (1947). It primarily consists of single family dwellings in a number of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Modern-style. Also located in the district is Parkhurst Park (1939). The houses were built by multiple developers and speculative builders.
Map of Highland Park, Arlington, VA 22205, USA
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.