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Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia Sanctuary

4444 Arlington Boulevard

 
 
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia Sanctuary Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 4, 2019
1. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia Sanctuary Marker
Inscription.
Unitarian Universalist Church
of Arlington, Virginia
Sanctuary
1962


Entered in 2014 on the

National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of Interior

Register of Historic Places
Commonwealth of Virginia
Department of Historic Resources


Selected for Preservation of the Mid-Modern 20th Century Architecture
by Charles M. Goodman,
Fellow American Institute of Architecture

Selected for the Church's Well Documented Leadership to End Segregation
In the Commonwealth of Virginia

 
Erected by Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureCivil RightsReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
 
Location. 38° 52.1′ N, 77° 6.442′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Barcroft. It can be reached from Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) west of South George Mason Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this
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postal address: 4444 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington VA 22204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Reeb Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wright Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Buckingham (approx. half a mile away); Barcroft Community House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alcova (approx. 0.8 miles away); Flow Of Time (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Arlington Mill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Barcroft (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
Another marker is no longer
The inside of the Sanctuary image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 4, 2019
2. The inside of the Sanctuary
nearby.
Washington's Survey Marker (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Also see . . .  Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on June 25, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 4, 2019
3. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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