Barcroft in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Reeb Hall

1949-2012

— Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington —

Reeb Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 4, 2019

1. Reeb Hall Marker

Inscription. The Unitarian Church of Arlington (UCA), founded in 1948, had its first permanent home sited here. The first section (on the right) opened in 1949 and the second section in 1952, both designed by UCA member Earl B. Bailey, A.I.A.

Active in the struggle for racial justice, UCA in 1965 named the sanctuary in honor of civil rights activist and Unitarian Universalist minister James J. Reeb, murdered the year before in Selma, Alabama. The entire building became known as Reeb Hall.

The role of Reeb Hall evolved as a new sanctuary opened in 1964 and a new education building in 1994 - when UCA became the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA).

UUCA razed Reeb Hall in 2012. This plaque is embedded in bricks from that humble, beloved building where UUCA and its commitment to social justice began.

Erected by Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 38° 52.07′ N,

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77° 6.542′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Barcroft. It can be reached from Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) east of South Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling east. Marker is along the south wall of the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this 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: Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia Sanctuary (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line);

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 4, 2019

2. Reeb Hall Marker

Wright Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Barcroft Community House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Buckingham (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carlin Springs (approx. ¾ mile 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 nearby. Washington's Survey Marker (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Additional keywords. James Reeb

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.