United States and Virginia flags flying at half-staff on 9/11/2002 at the Arlington County, Virginia, courthouse complexThe In Valor There is Hope memorial, which is outside of the main entrance of the courthouse.
Although Arlington is so geographically small that it does not have component towns or cities, the Courthouse neighborhood is sometimes referred to as county seat, as it is home to the primary county government administrative complex as well as a justice center consisting of a jail, courthouse and police HQ. Indeed, the neighborhood gets its name from the governmental uses that call it home.
The neighborhood consists of high-rise residential and business buildings including offices of PAE and an 8-screen AMC movie theater. It is home to more than 25 bars and restaurants, ranging from informal lunch take-out spots, to a venue for local bands, to upscale Latin and Thai evening establishments.
Courthouse also features one of the first garden-style apartments complexes built in the United States. Built in the 1930s,[2]Colonial Village consists of private condos, co-op housing, and apartments for rent and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Fort Woodbury once stood near the site of the current Arlington County Courthouse (14th St. N. at N. Courthouse Rd.), atop one of the highest hills in Arlington. It was part of the "Arlington Line" of fortifications built after the Union seized the area in May 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War. The fort was named for Major D.P. Woodbury, the engineer who designed and constructed the Arlington Line.[4] Woodbury Heights, a high-rise condominium that sits on the Fort Woodbury site, was constructed in the 1980s and is named in honor of the fort.
As with many neighborhoods in central Arlington, the exact boundaries of the Courthouse neighborhood are unclear. Arlington County's Court House Sector Plan includes the area bounded by Wilson Boulevard, Cleveland Street, Fairfax Drive, Arlington Boulevard and Courthouse Road. The Clarendon-Courthouse Civic Association has similar boundaries. However, an argument can be made to extend the Courthouse neighborhood to lie between the midpoint of the locations of the Court House and Clarendon Metro stations and the midpoint of the Court House and Rosslyn Stations -- which would be Danville and Rhodes Streets, respectively.
Referencesedit
^"Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor". Arlington County Government. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^. Arlington Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
^. Historicdistricts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
^. Arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. 2001-09-15. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
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Arlington's Urban Villages - Courthouse
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court, house, virginia, court, house, also, known, courthouse, transit, oriented, neighborhood, arlington, county, virginia, centered, around, court, house, station, orange, line, silver, line, washington, metro, court, house, arlington, virginianeighborhoodco. Court House also known as Courthouse is a transit oriented neighborhood 1 in Arlington County Virginia It is centered around the Court House station on the Orange Line and the Silver Line of the Washington Metro Court House Arlington VirginiaNeighborhoodCourt House Arlington VirginiaLocation of Court HouseCoordinates 38 53 30 N 77 05 02 W 38 891611 N 77 083917 W 38 891611 77 083917Country United States of AmericaState VirginiaCountyArlington United States and Virginia flags flying at half staff on 9 11 2002 at the Arlington County Virginia courthouse complex The In Valor There is Hope memorial which is outside of the main entrance of the courthouse Although Arlington is so geographically small that it does not have component towns or cities the Courthouse neighborhood is sometimes referred to as county seat as it is home to the primary county government administrative complex as well as a justice center consisting of a jail courthouse and police HQ Indeed the neighborhood gets its name from the governmental uses that call it home The neighborhood consists of high rise residential and business buildings including offices of PAE and an 8 screen AMC movie theater It is home to more than 25 bars and restaurants ranging from informal lunch take out spots to a venue for local bands to upscale Latin and Thai evening establishments Courthouse also features one of the first garden style apartments complexes built in the United States Built in the 1930s 2 Colonial Village consists of private condos co op housing and apartments for rent and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 3 Fort Woodbury once stood near the site of the current Arlington County Courthouse 14th St N at N Courthouse Rd atop one of the highest hills in Arlington It was part of the Arlington Line of fortifications built after the Union seized the area in May 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War The fort was named for Major D P Woodbury the engineer who designed and constructed the Arlington Line 4 Woodbury Heights a high rise condominium that sits on the Fort Woodbury site was constructed in the 1980s and is named in honor of the fort As with many neighborhoods in central Arlington the exact boundaries of the Courthouse neighborhood are unclear Arlington County s Court House Sector Plan includes the area bounded by Wilson Boulevard Cleveland Street Fairfax Drive Arlington Boulevard and Courthouse Road The Clarendon Courthouse Civic Association has similar boundaries However an argument can be made to extend the Courthouse neighborhood to lie between the midpoint of the locations of the Court House and Clarendon Metro stations and the midpoint of the Court House and Rosslyn Stations which would be Danville and Rhodes Streets respectively References edit Rosslyn Ballston Corridor Arlington County Government Retrieved 24 March 2020 Neighborhoods boundary stones and roadways Arlington Historical Society Archived from the original on 2007 11 02 Retrieved 2009 10 04 National Register of Historical Places VIRGINIA VA Arlington County Historicdistricts com Archived from the original on 2008 05 12 Retrieved 2009 10 04 Arlington Va Historical Society Historic Sites and Properties Military Use Arlingtonhistoricalsociety org 2001 09 15 Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2009 10 04 External links editCourt House Metro Station Area Data Statistics and Development Arlington s Urban Villages Courthouse Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Court House Virginia amp oldid 1186553033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
