Glebe Center, also known as Glebe Shopping Center, is a historic shopping center located in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. It was designed by noted Washington, D.C. architect Mihran Mesrobian and built in 1940. It is a one-story, L-shaped cinder-block building with a flat parapet roof and clad in a six-course, American-bond brick veneer with cast-stone decorative accents. It features large store-front windows, Art Deco decorative elements, and a central square tower surmounted by a glass-block clerestory capped by a pyramidal-shaped metal roof. It was built to serve the residents of the Buckingham apartment complex and Ashton Heights, as well as the many motorists traveling along Arlington Boulevard and North Glebe Road.[3]
Glebe Center | |
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| Location | 71-89 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′18″N 77°6′8″W / 38.87167°N 77.10222°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1940 |
| Built by | F&W Construction |
| Architect | Mesrobian, Mihran |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000055[1] |
| VLR No. | 000-9415 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 2003[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Laura V. Trieschmann and Carrie Albee (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glebe Center" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
External links edit
Media related to Glebe Center at Wikimedia Commons
- Glebe Center, 71-89 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Arlington County, VA: 5 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey