Colonial Village (Arlington, Virginia)
Colonial Village | |
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Apartments and landscaped lawn | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Arlington |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 22201 |
| Area code(s) | 703 |
Colonial Village | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Wilson Boulevard, Lee Hwy., N. Veitch St. and Queens Lane, Arlington, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38°53′39″N 77°4′59″W / 38.89417°N 77.08306°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1935-1940 |
| Architect | Warwick, Harvey; Koenig, Francis |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Garden Apartments, Apartment Houses and Apartment Complexes in Arlington County, Virginia MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 8000417 |
| VLR No. | 000-0013 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | September 16, 1980 |
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Colonial Village is a historic garden apartment complex and neighborhood located in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. Built in the Colonial Revival style with garden city design principles, it was constructed in four stages between 1935 and 1940 during the Great Depression and New Deal era. The complex contains a total of 245 buildings arranged around landscaped courtyards with approximately 1,055 apartments. Colonial Village was the first large-scale affordable housing project that was insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Its popularity resulted in it becoming a model community for the FHA that inspired numerous other developments in the Washington metropolitan area and around the United States.
Colonial Village was added to the National Register for Historic Places on December 9, 1980 in recognition of its significance in the early history of the FHA and evolution of garden apartment properties. Today, it has been partially converted to condos and co-ops, with remaining rental units designated as either market rate or affordable housing.