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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Shirlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic) |
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Fairlington
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By Roger Dean Meyer, September 8, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Fairlington Marker | | |
Inscription. 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.
Erected 2000 by Arlington County.
Location. 38° 50.168′ N, 77° 5.102′ W. Marker is near Shirlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. Marker is at the intersection of North Quaker Lane (Virginia Route 402) and 32nd Road South, on the right when traveling south on North Quaker Lane. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22206, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Margaret Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edmund Douglas Campbell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Reynolds (approx. half a mile away); Episcopal High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Virginia Theological Seminary (approx. 0.6 miles away); Washington and Old Dominion Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tracks Into History (approx. 0.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Shirlington.| | | | 
By Roger Dean Meyer, September 8, 2007 | |
| | | 2. The Fairlington Marker at an entrance to Fairlington | | |
Also see . . .
1. About Fairlington--A Short History. (Submitted on September 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)
2. Historic Markers Installed. The Fairlington community maintains a great website on the history of their community and their designation as a National Register historic district. This page from the website discusses the erection of the historic marker and National Register plaques. (Submitted on June 3, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia.)
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By Roger Dean Meyer, September 11, 2007 | |
| | | 3. A three unit apartment/condominium in Fairlington today. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 897 times since then. Last updated on June 3, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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