Architecture
Description of styles of homes found in the area.
Hidden Surprises At the Astoria Condos
Majestic Victorian style, Astoria Condominium
Only a few blocks from Washington D.C. is the victorian style Astoria Condominiums. The community consist of 240 units with a beautiful Garden Plaza located above the parking area. You can lounge around in the sun or play a great game on the lawn. If the main office is not open, there are assistans that help with the enforcement of rules and and maintenance issues you may have.
Other amenities include:
- Pool
- Library
- Tennis Court
- Excercise Room
- Picnic Area
- Clubhouse
For luxury and convenience there is plenty of shopping, dining and entertainment in the area.
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$424,900 : 2100 Lee Hwy #506, Arlington2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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Hollin Hills Today
Contemporary styled homes are found in Hollin Hills as designed by Charles M. Goodman and developed by Robert Davenport. Landscaping was designed by Lou Bernard Voigt, Dan Kiley and Eric Paepcke.
The design of Hollin Hills portrays interior areas blending into exteriors with a home and its grounds blending into the next just like a park. The architectural and landscaping designs are still visible as a neighborhood and within individual homes gaining national recognition and awards for Hollin Hills in the past till the present while being listed in the Fairfax County Virginia, Inventory of Historic Sites.
Awards won:
- Revere Quality House award in 1950 from the Southwest Research Institute.
- 2 Test of Time awards for houses at Stafford Road in 1982 from the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects.
Available Homes at Hollin Hills
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$659,000 : 7507 Elba Rd, Alexandria3 beds, 2 full baths
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$719,900 : 1922 Marthas Rd, Alexandria4 beds, 3 full baths
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$1,019,000 : 7407 Rebecca Dr, Alexandria4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
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$759,000 : 7405 Rebecca Dr, Alexandria4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$699,000 : 2101 Mason Hill Dr, Alexandria5 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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Workhouse Arts Center
Located in Lorton VA, the Workhouse Arts Center, formerly part of the DC correctional facility, is now the place to view art, buy art, make art and more! Set on 55 acres of land, the Workhouse provides a home for more than 100 of the regions finest professional and emerging artists.
Visitors can view work by nationally and internationally known artists, experience music, live theatre, film series and celebrity performances.
The Workhouse boasts a two-story gallery of ever-changing exhibitions of local and national artists and an extensive list of more than 150 quarterly classes and workshops for all ages, artistic interests and ability levels. An Art of Movement program has also been established, offering Pilates, yoga, dance and more.
The Workhouse Arts Center is a project of the Lorton Arts Foundation. The expansive complex, once a correctional facility and now a center for arts, culture, and history, has a rich past and an exciting new presence.
History
At the beginning of the 20th Century, President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned the purchase of a large tract of land in Virginia for the creation of a workhouse for Washington, DC’s non-violent criminals. In 1912 the prisoners created a brick plant where they produced bricks to construct the permanent buildings that now make up the Workhouse Arts Center. At the same time, the Women’s Division of the Workhouse was established west of the Men’s Workhouse. The Women’s Division is known for having held approximately 168 women, most from the National Women’s Party, for picketing in front of the White House for women’s voting rights. Lucy Burns, who, along with Alice Paul, founded the National Women’s Party, was one of the women incarcerated in the Women’s Division of the Workhouse.
In July 2002, Fairfax County received the title to the land that included the former Workhouse. The transfer of the land to the county was made possible through the Lorton Technical Corrections Act.. The Lorton Arts Foundation put forward a plan to transform the former prison facility into a cultural arts center and, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning of a 55-acre portion of the former correction’s facility to become the Workhouse Arts Center.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Program exhibits the work of local art organizations, private collectors, national and international artists, both emerging and professional, and regular exhibitions of juried work from members of the Workhouse Artists Association and the Workhouse Art Guild.
The Collector’s Showcase is a series of exhibitions from private collections. The exhibitions are accompanied by panel discussions on the art of collecting for both the novice and the seasoned collector.
Performing Arts
ArtNotes is a concert series celebrating the union of music and the visual arts and the soulful inspiration that both can provide.
Gallery After Hours is a music series that highlights new and innovative performing artists in the intimate setting of the Workhouse’s Gallery Building.
ArtStar Theatre Camp is designed for children ages 8-15. It is an exciting theatre program developed to promote self confidence and creative expression, while learning the basic tools of the theatrical trade.
ArtStar Youth Theatre Advanced Workshop is for students 14-18 that have had two or more years of training and are interested in pursuing a more in-depth theatrical experience. In a two week period, acting students rehearse a full length production while technical students design and build the scenery for the production.
The Spot-LYTE-s (Lorton Youth Theatre Ensemble) offers young actors the opportunity to perform no-cost productions for family audiences. In addition, educational partnerships with local schools may provide alternative opportunities for the Ensemble to perform to audiences of their peers, and to share their experiences with other students that may be interested in the performing arts.
Mind & Body Program
From the moment you arrive to the moment you leave, you will discover the best in all mind & body movements. Programs and classes are offered for all ages and abilities. Three beautiful studios encompass the program where Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Balletone, Nia, Kukuwa Dance, and Kempo Martial Arts are held.
Kids Zone
Kid Zone is a place for young people to explore the world of creativity and to discover their own artistic passion. Students will have the opportunity to work with paint, clay, wire, glass, and so much more.
Arts Education and Outreach
The Business of Art is a certificate program jointly issued by the Arts Business Institute and The Workhouse Arts Center to artists to be competitive in the art market.
Art for a Change! is a dynamic visual and performing arts education outreach program delivering authentic learning opportunities by professional artists to local elementary, middle, and high school students.
The Workhouse Institute is the center’s rigorous and progressive collection of arts education courses and workshops designed for life-long learning experiences. Beginner through master classes are offered in all media and new course schedules are created quarterly.
Lorton Homes for Sale
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$749,990 : 9290 Windrush Dr, Lorton3 beds, 2 full baths
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$600,000 : 9029 Virginia Ter, Lorton4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$374,888 : 9654 Dutchman Dr, Lorton3 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
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$225,000 : 9020 Lorton Station Blvd #211, Lorton2 beds, 2 full baths
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$269,900 : 8777 Kanawha Ct, Lorton2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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About Fairlington
An unincorporated neighborhood in south of Arlington County, Fairlington was built in the 1940’s financed by the Defense Homes Corporation during World War II as a large brick-townhousing project, named after Fairfax and Arlington where it is located. Because of this Fairlington has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks Register in 1999.
The brick style colonial homes of Fairlington
Fairlington was owned by a friend of President George Washington, John Carlyle in 1756 and then occupied by the military in 1861 to 1870 before being owned by Hartford Insurance in the 1960’s till 1972 when the apartments were developed. Fairlington now highlights the brick colonial styles of the past carefully designed by architects Kenneth Franzheim and Alan B. Mills that had enhanced the features of Fairlington.
While the history of Fairlington brings the neighborhood together, the Fairlington Community Center provides every resident the opportunity to be acquainted with recreational activities for both adults and children. The Fairlington Community Center features 6 multipurpose rooms, art studios, fitness room, playgrounds, lockers, outdoor basketball courts, fitness trail, picnic area, public restrooms, rectangular field, water fountain and vending machines with an array of programs to participate in.
Fairlington's Homes
Fairlington lies nearby Shirlington and Parkfairfax with accessibility to D.C and many areas of Northern VA via I-395 and King Street.
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$364,900 : 3281 Stafford St S #B1, Arlington3 beds, 2 full baths
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$455,000 : 4408 34th St S, Arlington3 beds, 2 full baths
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$350,000 : 3817 Keller Ave #185, Alexandria2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$329,900 : 3501 Stafford St S #B2, Arlington2 beds, 1 full bath
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$359,000 : 4241 35th St S #B1, Arlington2 beds, 2 full baths
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Pope-Leighey House
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 projects, which resulted in more than 500 completed works. Wright promoted organic architecture (exemplified by Fallingwater), was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture (exemplified by the Robie House, the Westcott House, and the Darwin D. Martin House), and developed the concept of the Usonian home (exemplified by the Rosenbaum House). His work includes original and innovative examples of many different building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, and museums. Wright also often designed many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass.
The house of moderate cost is not only America’s major architectural problem but the problem most difficult for her major architects. -Frank Lloyd Wright, 1936
The Pope-Leighey House, formerly known as the Loren Pope Residence, is one of three suburban homes in Virginia designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. At the Pope-Leighey House now located at a site on Woodlawn Plantation in Mount Vernon VA, Frank Lloyd Wright strived to solve this problem. Today, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House is a National Trust Historic Site, owned and operated by The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America’s communities.
The design follows Wright’s Usonian model of well-designed space for middle-income residents with a design that brings nature inside, using modest materials and a flat roof. This home has an L-shaped single-story floor plan with two bedrooms and a bathroom in one wing and living and dining areas in the other. At the juncture of the two wings are the home’s entrance, a study and the kitchen. To accommodate the original site’s slope, the house features two levels. The home has many interesting architectural details and furniture that was designed by Wright.
Pope-Leighey House is open to visitors from April 8 to December 20 from Thursday through Monday. Visitors are welcomed from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tours are provided every thirty minutes with the last tour at 4:00.
If you have a group of 10 of more people or have special needs, reservations are required. Please call 703.780.4000 x26333 at least 24 hours prior to the day upon which you wish to visit for reservations. While visiting Pope-Leighey, no dogs are allowed unattended on the property or in vehicles.There is parking for vehicles (with sticker) of people with disabilities near the house.
An historic site of The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Pope-Leighey relies exclusively on admissions, shop purchases and tax-deductible contributions to support its mission.
Architect Billing Up for First Time in 3 Years
The American Institute of Architects reports that September saw the industry’s first gain in billings in nearly three years.
The Architecture Billings Index rose to 50.4 from 48.2 in August, the first increase in architects’ fees since January 2008, when the index was at 51.1, according to the American Institute of Architects.
The index fell to 33.9 in January 2009, the lowest since the institute began tracking fees in 1995.
The index for commercial and industrial billings rose for the fifth straight month; but the indexes for residential projects and institutional work held below 50, suggesting that demand continues to fall for these projects.
“We’re moving in the right direction,” says Kermit Baker, chief economist of the architects’ institute. “It certainly looks like a sustainable recovery on the commercial and industrial side.”
Source: Bloomberg (10/20/10) Hui-yong Yu
Astoria Condominiums
Majestic Victorian style, Astoria Condominium
The exquisite Victorian-Style Astoria Condominiums are located at 2100 Lee Highway in Arlington, Va. The Astoria offers quality housing with value. With easy access to I-66 these beautiful condos are also very convenient with a short commute. Features include:
- 1, 2 Bedrooms
- Security
- Elevator
- Excercise Room
- Party Room
- Outdoor Pool
- Library
- Sauna
- Tennis Court
- Storage
Built in 1987 the Astoria offers beauty with convenience for commuters.
Sorry No Pets
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Westover neighborhood in Arlington VA
Made up of more than 200 homes in Arlington VA, Westover caters to a majority of Colonials that were built in the end of the 1930’s to the early 1940’s in 10 to 20 acres of land. Many homes are detached houses while duplexes can be found scattered throughout the village.
In the center of Westover, Westover Park can be found at 1001 N. Kennebec Street. 4.36 acres of Westover Park features:
- Restrooms
- Water Fountains
- Picnic Shelter
- Picnic Tables
- Combination of School-Age Playground
- 2 Baseball Fields
- Basketball Court
- Volleyball Court
- Community Field
- Paved Trail
- Ornamental Garden
Various shops and restaurants grace the area, all located within an arm reach. Local favorites are The Lost Dog, Scoop Beauregard Ice Cream and Coffee and Lebanese Taverna among many other favorites to dine, drink and relax.
Homes for sale in and around Westover Village
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$699,900 : 1616 George Mason Dr N, Arlington4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$599,900 : 5611 Wilson Blvd, Arlington3 beds, 3 full baths
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$599,900 : 5615 Wilson Blvd, Arlington3 beds, 3 full baths
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$1,489,900 : 1730 Harrison St N, Arlington5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
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$674,999 : 5943 Washington Blvd, Arlington3 beds, 1 full bath
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Old Town’s ADAM houses
“ADAM” – Federal style houses named after the English brothers who popularized the style.
Dating back to the 1700’s in the East Coast, federal style architecture had become popular along with the rebirth of interest in Greek as well as Roman culture. Swags, garlands, elliptical windows and other details were added to Georgian houses.
A Federal style home
Thus, emerged the much more delicate, formal and distinctive creation. Federal style houses usually have an arched Palladian window on the 2nd level above the front door. While the front door have sidelights and a semicircular fanlight.
Old Town Alexandria VA offers many federal style homes and buildings.
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$750,000 : 1250 Washington St S #410, Alexandria2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$515,000 : 123 Henry St S, Alexandria4 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$624,900 : 520 John Carlyle St #107, Alexandria1 bed, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$709,900 : 412 Pendleton St, Alexandria3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$729,900 : 604 Tivoli Passage Way #Pb-16, Alexandria3 beds, 3 full baths
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