Fairlington is an unincorporated neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, located adjacent to Shirlington in the southernmost part of the county on the boundary with the City of Alexandria. The main thoroughfares are Interstate 395 (Shirley Highway) which divides the neighborhood into North and South Fairlington, State Route 7 (King Street) and State Route 402 (Quaker Lane). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 447 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,098 × 614 pixels, file size: 205 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) South Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... Arlington County is an urban county of about 203,000 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the U.S., directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. [1] Originally part of the District of Columbia, the land now comprising the county was retroceded to Virginia in a July... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Shirlington is a neighborhood or urban village in the southern part of Arlington County, Virginia, USA. The word Shirlington is a combination of Shirley (from the Shirley Highway, or Interstate 395) and Arlington. ... Location in Virginia Coordinates: , Country State Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor William D. Euille Area  - City  15. ... Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km) long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield, Virginia and ends in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. ... 1945 map of the Pentagon road network, including part of the Shirley Highway The Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway was Virginias first limited access freeway. ... Virginia State Highway 7 (also known simply as Route 7) is a major surface highway and busy commuter route in Northern Virginia. ... King Street through Old Town Alexandria, as seen from the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. ... For the former State Route 402, see State Route 402 (Virginia 1928-1933). ...

The neighborhood consists almost entirely of townhouse-type condominium apartments built in the 1940s as the largest housing project financed by the Defense Homes Corporation during World War II. Fairlington is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and on the Virginia Landmarks Register. A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ... This article refers to a form of housing. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The Defense Homes Corporation was created prior to World War II to finance housing for war industry workers. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... The Virginia Landmarks Register is a list of historic properties in the state of Virginia. ...

Name, boundaries, and geography

Fairlington was originally called Seminary Heights but it was changed due to confusion with other nearby geographical features named for Alexandria's Virginia Theological Seminary including Seminary Drive, Seminary Road, and Seminary View, among others. A new name, Fairlington, was chosen combining the two counties in which the neighborhood was then located: Fairfax and Arlington. (The Fairfax County section is now part of Alexandria.) Aspinwall Hall, dedicated 1859 Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), formally called the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia,[1] is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States. ... Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. ...

The neighborhood is wooded and sits on heights overlooking the Four Mile Run valley. It is bisected by I-395 into North and South Fairlington connected by the Fairlington Bridge (South Abingdon Street). This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

Early history

Upon the arrival of Europeans in the New World, the area that is now Fairlington was near a Necostin Indian village in the 17th century. In the early 18th century, a 534-acre (216-ha) tract including Fairlington and extending to nearby Four Mile Run was granted under the headright system to William Struttfield, one of 48 original landowners in what is now Arlington County. By 1756, the land was owned by John Carlyle, a friend of future US President George Washington, who was also the builder of Carlyle House in Alexandria. Carlyle and his heirs would possess the area of Fairlington for 150 years. Around 1770, Caryle began construction of a plantation house near the current intersection of 30th Street South and South Columbus Street. The house was first called Torthorwald and later changed to Morven and stood until 1942.^[1] Carlyle used his plantation as a stud farm and operated a grist mill downstream from Fairlington above what is now Arlandria. George Washington himself owned a portion of the land in what would become Fairlington, near the Abingdon Elementary School and South 28th Street after he bought two of the 48 Arlington land grants. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 491 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,148 × 704 pixels, file size: 337 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 32nd Road South entrance to Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A land grant is a gift of land made by the government for projects such as roads, railroads, or especially academic institutions. ... A headright is a legal grant of land, usually to settlers moving into an area uninhabited by settlers. ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... John Cumming Johnny Carlyle (born July 31, 1929) in Falkirk, Scotland) is a retired British ice hockey player and coach. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Carlyle House was built in Alexandria, Virginia, by one of the largest slaveholders in northern Virginia, John Carlyle, in 1752. ... Location in Virginia Coordinates: , Country State Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor William D. Euille Area  - City  15. ... Plantation was an early method of colonization in which settlers were planted abroad in order to establish a permanent or semi-permanent colonial base. ... A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry, is an establishment for selective breeding. ... A grist mill is a place where grains are ground into flour. ...

Following the American Revolution, new federal district governed by Congress was created in 1790 and the area that is now Fairlington (except for part of the section now within Alexandria) was included within the original boundaries of the new District of Columbia, forming part of Alexandria County, D.C.. Congressional control began in 1801 and the area was no longer under Virginian jurisdiction.^[2] However, in 1846, the entire county was retroceded to Virginia and became Alexandria County, VA. John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... ... Alexandria County was part of the original 10-mile square created as the District of Columbia in 1791 pursuant to Article I, Section 17, of the United States Constitution. ... The District of Columbia, the national capital of the United States, was formed in 1790 from 100 square miles that were ceded to the federal government by the states of Maryland and Virginia. ...

From Union occupation to World War II

With the secession of Virginia from the United States on 17 April 1861, Northern Virginia was quickly overrun by Union soldiers. A line of redoubts and breastworks above Four Mile Run was constructed to defend of the main base of the occupying Army of the Potomac in Alexandria and the Fairlington area was the site of two of these. Fort Reynolds, a redoubt, was constructed in September 1861 to command the approach to Alexandria by way of the Four Mile Run valley. It had a perimeter of 360 yards (329 m) and emplacements for 12 guns and was located just northeast of what is now 31st Street South at South Woodrow Street. Battery Garesche at what is now Abingdon Street at South 30th Road and was constructed late in 1861 to control the higher ground dominating Fort Reynolds, 200 yards (183 m) to the southeast. It had a perimeter of 166 yards (152 m) and emplacements for 8 guns. The area was never liberated by Confederate forces and remained under US military occupation until 1870. The Ordinance of Secession was the document drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861 by the seceding states that officially declared their secession from the United States of America. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. ... A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort. ... A Breastwork is a fortification. ... Generals Burnside, Hancock, Couch, Ferro, Patrick, Wilcox, Cochrane, Buford and others. ... Fort Reynolds was a Union Army redoubt built as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War. ... A yard (abbreviation: yd) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Battery Garesche or Battery Garesché was a Union Army artillery battery built as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War at what is now Abingdon Street at South 30th Road in Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion...

Despite the military use of what is now Fairlington, the area retained a rural character; mostly wooded, with some small farms, into the 20th century. In 1879, the area of Fairlington was consolidated under Hawkins Smith who remodeled Morven and renamed it Hampton. His son, Hawkins Smith II, made Hampton a leading horse farm but sold it in 1926. It was subdivided with some of the land rented by sharecroppers. One cleared area in South Fairlington served as an airfield until the mid-1930s. Chopping cotton on rented land near White Plains, Greene County, Ga. ... For other uses, see Airport (disambiguation). ...

In 1920, Alexandria County was renamed Arlington County to distinguish it from the neighboring independent City of Alexandria and in 1929, Alexandria annexed all of Arlington County south of Four Mile Run to the current boundary along Quaker Lane. Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. ...

The creation of Fairlington

Fairlington Historical Marker

At the time of the United States entry into World War II in December 1941, the Defense Homes Corporation (a component of the Federal Housing Administration) had purchased most of the area. The corporation was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 through the allocation of emergency funding and, by February 1942, it had assembled 322 acres (130 ha) for construction of housing for civilian and military defense personnel to be called Seminary Heights. The site was only 2 1/2 miles (4 km) from the Pentagon which had begun construction in August 1941. As with nearby Parkfairfax, Alexandria, and several other sites throughout metropolitan Washington, the Corporation endeavored to quickly satisfy increased wartime demand for housing and, by the end of 1943, by which time the project was renamed Fairlington, there almost 2,415 housing units complete. By 1945, there were 3,439 units when the project was completed at a cost of $35 million ($368 million in 2005 dollars). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 385 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (675 × 1,050 pixels, file size: 282 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Historical marker for Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 385 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (675 × 1,050 pixels, file size: 282 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Historical marker for Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Defense Homes Corporation was created prior to World War II to finance housing for war industry workers. ... The FHAs logo The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934. ... FDR redirects here. ... In times of armed conflict a civilian is any person who is not a combatant. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... This article is about the United States military building. ... Parkfairfax is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, located in the northwestern part of the city near the boundary with the Arlington County. ... USD redirects here. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1947, the Defense Homes Corporation sold the property to Fairmac Realty Corporation, which operated Fairlington as rental apartments. The area surrounding Fairlington also began to urbanize with nearby Fairlington Shopping Center opening in 1945 and Bradlee Shopping Center in the 1950s. The Defense Homes Corporation was created prior to World War II to finance housing for war industry workers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1952, the independent City of Alexandria annexed the small Fairfax County portion of Fairlington, rendering the name an anachronism. In 1966, a mutual agreement between Arlington and Alexandria adjusted the city-county boundary through North Fairlington that had followed the original District of Columbia-Virginia line. The new boundary followed the north and east sides of State Route 7 (King Street), 30th Street South, South Columbus Street, and 28th Street South. In 1954, the well-preserved Fort Reynolds was leveled to construct the Park Shirlington apartments. Ceremonies during the annexation of Hawaii. ... Fairfax County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Virginia State Highway 7 (also known simply as Route 7) is a major surface highway and busy commuter route in Northern Virginia. ...

In 1967, as part of the conversion of Shirley Highway to interstate standards, a bridge connecting South Abingdon Street in North Fairlington and 34th Street South in South Fairlington was opened, directly connecting the two sections for the first time. Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ...

Fairlington as condominiums

By the late 1960s, Fairlington's owners, now Hartford Insurance, considered razing the apartments and constructing high-rise apartment buildings. Instead, it decided to convert the existing structures to condominium apartments in 1972. Virginia had only permitted condominium development since 1962 and Fairlington was the largest scale project ever undertaken to that date. Fairlington was sold to Chicago Bridge and Iron and operated by CBI-Fairmac and a five-year project to physically modify the apartments for their new use commenced. Common basement areas were divided between apartments and boiler houses were removed and replaced with recreation facilities. Beginning in South Fairlington, CBI-Fairmac converted the area into seven legal entities under the Virginia Horizontal Property Act. Six of the condominiums were in South Fairlington and the entirety of North Fairlington formed one condominium. The initial offerings sold for $19,000-$45,500 ($86,000-$203,000 in 2005 dollars) in 1972 and prices were increased for later sales with the final units sold in 1978. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ... High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ... A red brick apartment block in central London, England, on the north bank of the Thames An apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or flats (UK). ... This article refers to a form of housing. ... Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.), known commonly as CB&I, is a large multinational conglomerate engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company. ... A townhouse with basement windows showing A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. ... Hydronics is the name for the use of water as the heat-transfer medium in heating and cooling systems. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1979, Fairlington Elementary School was closed and the building became the Fairlington Community Center. In 1996, the value of Fairlington was assessed at $423,701,600 ($514,299,241 in 2005 dollars. Fairlington as a whole was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in December 1998 and the National Register of Historic Places in March 1999. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Virginia Landmarks Register is a list of historic properties in the state of Virginia. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Historical marker

An Arlington County Office of Historic Preservation historical marker installed at the corner of Quaker Lane and South 32nd Street reads:

"Designed in the Colonial Revival style by Kenneth Franzheim and Alan B. Mills and constructed between 1942 and 1944, Fairlington is an early example of successful community planning and large-scale, publicly financed rental housing built for defense workers and their families during World War II. With 3,439 garden apartments, Fairlington was the largest project financed by Defense Homes Corporation (a component of the National Housing Agency) and the nation’s largest apartment complex at that time. The units were renovated and sold as condominiums between 1972 and 1977. The name Fairlington combines Fairfax and Arlington, the counties in which the project was located."

Civic Organization

Fairlington is organized into seven, independent condominium associations sometimes called villages including Fairlington Arbor, Fairlington Commons, Fairlington Glen, Fairlington Green, Fairlington Meadows, and Fairlington Mews, all in South Fairlington, and Fairlington Villages in North Fairlington. There is a single civic association, the Fairlington Citizens Association, representing the community in local affairs and the Fairlington Historical Society promotes historical preservation. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 497 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,145 × 712 pixels, file size: 399 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) North Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This article refers to a form of housing. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ...

Physical environment

Layout

1988 aerial photograph of Fairlington

Fairlington's streets are all of two lanes and they are neither on a grid with uniform city blocks nor in the suburban cul-de-sac style found in most American suburbs but are slightly winding and usually separated by the equivalent of two or more city blocks. Fairlington's apartment units a grouped in "courts," usually three or four separate buildings of around 40-50 total units facing a parking lot (carpark). The common areas between the courts contain open areas for recreation as well as tennis and basketball courts, playgrounds, and swimming facilities. Sidewalks (pavements) along the streets and in the common areas connect the neighborhood. Each condominium association in South Fairlington consists of around 15 courts. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,000 × 800 pixels, file size: 220 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 1988 USGS aerial photograph File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,000 × 800 pixels, file size: 220 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 1988 USGS aerial photograph File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The word lane has two meanings: The primary meaning is a portion of a paved roadway which is intended for a single line of vehicles and is marked by white or yellow lines. ... City Blocks are a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. // Overview Also known as starscrapers or stratoscrapers (compare skyscraper), they are the most common form of mass-housing in Mega-City One, averaging a population of... For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end. ... Combination playground structure for small children; slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse A playground is an area designed for children to play freely. ... For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool (film). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Architecture

Fairlington's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places identifies 1024 historical buildings in Fairlington and 30 residential unit types and describes North and South Fairlington as follows:

In terms of style, materials and detailing, the two sections are very similar. All buildings are of the Colonial Revival style. Building heights range from 1 1/2 to three stories. Gable roofs predominate, followed by hipped roofs, flat roofs, gambrel roofs, and a handful of mansard roofs. Most are slate. Walls primarily are brick, laid in five- or six-course American bond, although a few of the 1 1/2-story buildings with steeply pitched gable roofs are of cut stone. Windows are six-over-six double-hung sash. Exterior doors are paneled, with or without lights. Front entrances are sheltered by porches or stoops. All of the one-story, one-bay porches feature hipped, shed or gable roofs supported by wooden Tuscan or Doric columns, square or turned wooden posts or brick piers. Front entrance stoops often are sheltered by bracketed canopies. Many buildings have nonfunctioning brick chimneys. Typical details include dentils and other decorative wood molding, stone window and door lintels, pilasters, sidelights, wheel and round windows, belt courses and inoperative shutters. ^[3]

In journalist David Brinkley's 1988 Washington Goes to War, he mentions the area, describing life there in the summer of 1943 noting its lack of shopping and transportation options. However, "Fairlington at least had sturdy, well-designed housing (most of it still standing today and now expensive townhouses and condominiums)." ^[4] Fairlington is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places and, in 2002, the neighborhood was presented the "Test of Time" award by the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects, for the lasting value of its architectural design. Such listings and awards do not impose restrictions on property use which is the under the purview of the condominiums. Fairlington was the first large-scale apartment community to be considered for such designation and the campaign for listing was largely a volunteer effort. 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Arboriculture

Fairlington's streets and common areas are heavily treed with oaks, maples, elms, and sycamores (planes). A Fairlington Notable Tree Walk [1] showcases some of the more unusual trees in the area. Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... For other uses, see Maple (disambiguation). ... Species See Elm species, varieties, cultivars and hybrids Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees making up the genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae, found throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Siberia to Indonesia, Mexico to Japan. ... Species See text. ...

Population

Fairlington, like many developments at the time, was originally racially segregated with blacks and Jews not permitted to lease apartments. Such housing segregation is now legally prohibited throughout the United States. Racial segregation characterised by separation of different races in daily life, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. ... Though most indigenous Africans possess relatively dark skin, they exhibit much variation in physical appearance. ...

As of 2005, over 90% of Fairlington's population consists of whites, mostly non-native Virginians. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term white American (often used interchangeably and incorrectly with Caucasian American[2] and within the United States simply white[3]) is an umbrella term that refers to people of European descent residing in the United States. ...

Transportation

Roads

Fairlington Bridge (South Abingdon Street) over I-395

The controlled access Interstate 395 (Shirley Highway) divides Fairlington and is bridged by South Abingdon Street within the neighborhood but provides no direct access. State Route 7 (King Street) and State Route 402 (Quaker Lane) bound the neighborhood on the southwest and east respectively but are largely separated from it by chain link fencing with access only at street entrances. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 515 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,135 × 730 pixels, file size: 233 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fairlington Bridge (South Abingdon Street) over I-395 in Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 515 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,135 × 730 pixels, file size: 233 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fairlington Bridge (South Abingdon Street) over I-395 in Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as... A controlled-access highway is a step up from a limited-access highway. ... Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km) long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield, Virginia and ends in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. ... The Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway was Virginias first limited access freeway. ... Virginia State Highway 7 (also known simply as Route 7) is a major surface highway and busy commuter route in Northern Virginia. ... King Street through Old Town Alexandria, as seen from the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. ... For the former State Route 402, see State Route 402 (Virginia 1928-1933). ... A Chain link fence is a type of woven fence usually made from galvanized steel wire. ...

Although Fairlington's street names and addresses follow the rules of the grid-style Arlington County's street-naming system, the streets do not follow a grid but are also not the suburban cul-de-sac style found in most American suburbs. Intersections consist of both four-way stops and modern roundabouts (traffic circles).^[5] A simple grid plan road map (Windermere, Florida). ... This article details the street-naming system of Arlington County, Virginia in the United States. ... For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). ... In the field of road transport, an intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade (they are at the same level). ... Stop sign used in English-speaking countries, as well as in the European Union Former British stop sign consisting of red Give Way triangle inside a circle. ... A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. ...

Within Fairlington there are both bicycle lanes and an on-street bicycle route.

Buses

Several Metrobus routes traverse the neighborhood and adjacent roads provide additional Metrobus and Alexandria’s DASH bus service. Metrobus is a bus service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). ... Driving Alexandrians Safely Home (DASH) is the public bus system for the city of Alexandria, Virginia, operated by the Alexandria Transit Company. ...

Rail

Several Metrorail stops are within 3-4 miles (5-6 km) of Fairlington and Metrobus and DASH directly connect the neighborhood with the King Street Metro Station in Alexandria and the Pentagon Metro Station in Arlington. The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... King Street station entrance pylon. ... Exterior view of the Pentagon metro station. ...

Alexandria Union Station provides Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express service to the area and is accessible by DASH from Fairlington. Alexandria Union Station is a historic train station in Alexandria, Virginia south of Washington, D.C. To avoid confusion with nearby Washington Union Station it is usually referred to locally as simply Alexandria Station. ... The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ... The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter railroad service that connects the Northern Virginia area with Washington, DC. The VRE operates on two lines, the Fredericksburg line, which starts from Fredericksburg, Virginia and the Manassas line, which starts from Broad Run Airport in Bristow, Virginia. ...

Airports

Fairlington is located 5 miles (8 km) from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington County and 25 miles (40 km) from Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. ... , FAA Airport Diagram Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is a public airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Loudoun County and Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ... Sterling, Virginia is an unincorporated Washington, D.C. suburb, northwest of Herndon, east of Ashburn, and west of Reston, close to Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County. ...

Recreation and commerce

The Fairlington Community Center, which was once an elementary school, is located at the northeast corner of 34th Street South and South Stafford Streets in South Fairlington. It provides space for a number of community and recreational activities. Utah Field Park and Abingdon Elementary School also have space for public recreation. Each condominium association within Fairlington also maintains its own system of swimming pools and tennis and basketball courts for its own residents. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 519 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,140 × 740 pixels, file size: 469 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Common area in Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool (film). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end. ...

The town of Shirlington provides restaurants, stores (shops), bars (pubs), a theater (theatre), a cinema, and the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail trailhead within walking distance for North Fairlington residents. South Fairlington residents are connected to Shirlington by a pedestrian walkway that crosses the Shirlington Circle interchange with I-395. Shirlington is a neighborhood or urban village in the southern part of Arlington County, Virginia, USA. The word Shirlington is a combination of Shirley (from the Shirley Highway, or Interstate 395) and Arlington. ... The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park or the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (sometimes abbreviated W&OD Trail or W&OD and often referred to simply as the WOD (pronounced wad)) is a highly popular and unusually-shaped regional park in Northern Virginia. ... Shirlington Circle is a traffic circle interchange connecting I-395 (Shirley Highway) with several surface roads in the Shirlington area of the Washington, D.C. suburb of Arlington County in the United States. ...

The Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, the Virginia Theological Seminary, both in Alexandria, are a short distance from South Fairlington. Alexandria’s Bradlee and Fairlington shopping centers are adjacent to South Fairlington. Fort Ward is a former Union Army installation now located in the city of Alexandria in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... Aspinwall Hall, dedicated 1859 Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), formally called the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia,[1] is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States. ...

Education

The public Abingdon Elementary School is on South 30th Road in North Fairlington and serves all of Fairlington as do Gunston Middle School and Wakefield High School. The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... Gunston Middle School Entrance to Gunston Middle School Gunston is located at 2700 S Lang St, Arlington, VA 22206. ... Wakefield High School is one of three high schools located in Arlington, Virginia, and is just one block away from Alexandria. ...

The Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources provides continuing education at the Fairlington Community Center. Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. ...

County and state services

Fairlington is in the 3rd District of the Arlington County Police Department which cooperates with the Fairlington Citizens Association. Arlington Fire Station No. 7 of the Arlington County Fire Department housing Engine 107, located at is located on South Abingdon Street in North Fairlington. The Arlington County office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service is located in the Fairlington Community Center. // About The Arlington County Fire Department, a ‘world-class’ fire department for a ‘world-class’ community, provides essential fire, emergency medical, and allied public safety services for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. ... The cooperative extension service, also known as the Extension Service of the USDA, is a non-formal educational program implemented in the United States that is designed to help people use research-based knowledge to improve their lives. ...

All of Fairlington, including the Alexandria portion, is in the 22206 Zip Code area and is served by the United States Postal Service's Shirlington Annex Post Office although the Parkfairfax Post Office in Alexandria is closer to most of Fairlington. Mr. ... USPS and Usps redirect here. ...

Notable Residents

Matt McLaughlin
Jonathan Bartlett

See also

• List of Arlington County Historic Districts
• List of Registered Historic Places in Virginia
• Parkfairfax, Virginia

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Notes

1. ^ Both names reflect Carlyle's Scottish heritage. Torthorwald was a family property and Morven is a mythical land of the Gaels in an Ossian poem. One impetus for the change might have been that area residents began to refer to Torthorwald as "T'otherworld" (i.e., the other world).
2. ^ The base of one of the District of Columbia boundary stones is still in place near the intersection of King Street and South Wakefield Street.
3. ^ From the Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places - Fairlington Historic District (.pdf file) - assembled by Gail H. Baker
4. ^ Quoted in "A Brief History" from the Fairlington Villages Resident's Handbook
5. ^ Fairlington's traffic circles follow modern roundabout rules with entering vehicles yielding and vehicles in the roundabout having priority over entering vehicles.

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References

• American Fact Finder census information
• "A Brief History" from the Fairlington Villages Resident's Handbook
• Fairlington Historical Marker, located at the corner of Quaker Lane and South 32nd Street, Fairlington, VA, 1998
• The Fairlington Historical Society website
• Catherine D. Fellows. Fairlington at 50: May 1943-May 1993 – The 60th Anniversary Edition. Arlington, VA: The Fairlington Historical Society, 2003
• "Military-use structures" at Arlington Historical Society webpage
• Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places - Fairlington Historic District (.pdf file) - assembled by Gail H. Baker
• Linda Wheeler. "Fairlington: At 50, a Mature ‘Little Town’." Washington Post. 29 May 1993

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External links

• "Complex Analysis: Not-So-Secret Garden-Style Units of Fairlington, Parkfairfax Grow in Popularity and Price" from the Washington Post
• Map of Arlington County Police District 3 (including Fairlington)

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