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

Albert I. Cassell

1895 - 1969

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2022

1. Albert I. Cassell Marker

Inscription.
Albert Irvin Cassell designed the George Washington Carver Apartments, located on this site from 1943 to 2015. Cassell was a distinguished architect in the Washington, D.C. region known for his association with Howard University and his designs for academic buildings and affordable housing projects. In 1921, following his service in World War I, he became the second African-American to receive an architecture degree from Cornell University. Cassell was a planner, engineer, educator, and entrepreneur and served as Dean of the Howard University School of Architecture, where he developed a master plan for the campus. In addition to designing buildings at Howard University, Virginia Union College, and Morgan State University, Cassell also designed the Mayfair Mansions, the first federally subsidized housing project in Washington, D.C. Following his lead, his sisters and daughter received architecture degrees from Cornell.

Cassell's design for the George Washington Carver Apartments loosely followed the tenets of modernism, simplicity and integration with nature. The complex of nine buildings was arranged in a park-like

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setting and was representative of the mid-twentieth century garden apartment type of architecture typical throughout Arlington County.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 38° 51.783′ N, 77° 4.428′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Arlington View. It is at the intersection of South Quinn Street and 13th Street South, on the right when traveling north on South Quinn Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 S Quinn St, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

George Washington Carver Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2022

2. George Washington Carver Park

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: George Washington Carver Cooperative Apartments (here, next to this marker); History of Bocce Ball (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Olive Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); Selina Gray (about 600 feet away); Harry W. Gray House (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. John's Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Arlington Chapel (approx. ¼ mile away); Daniel Check (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.