The name is similar to those of other Metropolitan Life projects that use a local area name preceded by "park" (e.g., Parkchester, Parklabrea, and Parkmerced) despite the area not having been a part of Fairfax County since 1801.[3]
In 1976, Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła—the future Pope John Paul II—visited the Parkfairfax apartment of Polish-American journalist John M. Szostak and offered his blessing.[4]
From 1977 to 1979, Parkfairfax was renovated and sold as condominium apartments by The IDI Group Companies.[5]
^Bobeczko, Laura (Spring 1997). "A Study in Decentralized Living: Parkfairfax, Alexandria, Virginia" (PDF). Historic Alexandria Quarterly. III (6): 11–13. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
"Complex Analysis: Not-So-Secret Garden-Style Units of Fairlington, Parkfairfax Grow in Popularity and Price" from the Washington Post
External linksedit
Parkfairfax Homeowners' Association website
A history of Parkfairfax
April 09, 2024
parkfairfax, virginia, parkfairfax, neighborhood, alexandria, virginia, united, states, located, northwestern, part, city, near, boundary, with, arlington, county, nearby, thoroughfares, interstate, shirley, highway, state, route, quaker, lane, west, glebe, ro. Parkfairfax is a neighborhood in Alexandria Virginia United States located in the northwestern part of the city near the boundary with Arlington County Nearby thoroughfares are Interstate 395 Shirley Highway State Route 402 Quaker Lane and West Glebe Road Parkfairfax Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtVirginia Landmarks RegisterPreston Road entrance to ParkfairfaxLocationBounded by Quaker Ln US 395 Beverley Dr Wellington Rd Gunston Rd Valley Dr Glebe Rd and Four mile Run Alexandria VirginiaCoordinates38 50 12 N 77 4 48 W 38 83667 N 77 08000 W 38 83667 77 08000Area132 acres 53 ha Built1941ArchitectSchultz Leonard and Associates Clarke G D and Rapuano MichaelArchitectural styleColonial RevivalNRHP reference No 99000146 1 VLR No 100 0151Significant datesAdded to NRHPFebruary 22 1999Designated VLRDecember 10 1998 2 The neighborhood consists of 1 684 townhouse type condominium apartments in more than 200 buildings on 132 acres 53 ha built in 1941 and 1942 by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York at the request of U S President Franklin Roosevelt to provide housing near the new Pentagon Like the neighboring Arlington County neighborhood of Fairlington Parkfairfax is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and on the Virginia Landmarks Register The name is similar to those of other Metropolitan Life projects that use a local area name preceded by park e g Parkchester Parklabrea and Parkmerced despite the area not having been a part of Fairfax County since 1801 3 Contents 1 History 2 Recreation and commerce 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Parkfairfax in 2006Parkfairfax was originally on 202 acres 82 ha and was the only Metropolitan Life project of this type to have no high rise buildings Former presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford both lived in Parkfairfax for a time when they were in the United States Congress Secretary of State under John F Kennedy Dean Rusk also lived in Parkfairfax In 1976 Cardinal Karol Jozef Wojtyla the future Pope John Paul II visited the Parkfairfax apartment of Polish American journalist John M Szostak and offered his blessing 4 From 1977 to 1979 Parkfairfax was renovated and sold as condominium apartments by The IDI Group Companies 5 Recreation and commerce editThe Arlington County community of Shirlington provides restaurants stores bars live theater a cinema and the Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad Trail trailhead within walking distance for Parkfairfax residents via a pedestrian walkway that crosses the Shirlington Circle interchange with I 395 Nearby shopping can be found at The Village at Shirlington See also editCooperative Village Co op City Mitchell Lama Parkchester Bronx Parkmerced San Francisco Park La Brea Los Angeles Penn South Riverton Houses Rochdale Village Queens Stuyvesant Town Peter Cooper Village Checkers speechReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Retrieved May 12 2013 The area was part of Arlington County and its predecessors until it was annexed by the independent city of Alexandria in 1929 The Pope s Condo in Alexandria WETA 9 21 2015 Bobeczko Laura Spring 1997 A Study in Decentralized Living Parkfairfax Alexandria Virginia PDF Historic Alexandria Quarterly III 6 11 13 Retrieved July 11 2017 Complex Analysis Not So Secret Garden Style Units of Fairlington Parkfairfax Grow in Popularity and Price from the Washington PostExternal links editParkfairfax Homeowners Association website A history of Parkfairfax Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parkfairfax Virginia amp oldid 1214238747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
