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

Alcova

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 7, 2007

1. Alcova Marker

Inscription. The oldest part of this house may date from 1836 when John M. Young, a Washington wheelright and carriage maker, purchased the farm from Thomas Hodges, planted a large orchard and used the place as a summer home. In 1905, the farm was acquired by former Virginia State Senator Joseph Cloyd Byars, who several years later expanded the house. Senator Byars named the house Alcova for Alexandria County, Va. (renamed Arlington County in 1920). Byars also developed in this area one of Arlington’s early sub-divisions, which he called Alcova Heights.

Erected by Arlington County, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 38° 51.864′ N, 77° 5.633′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Alcova Heights. It is on South 8th Street west of South Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling west. It is one block in from Glebe Road between Columbia Pike and Arlington Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3435 S 8th St, Arlington

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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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hunter's Crossroads (approx. 0.2 miles away); Travers Family Graveyard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Echo (approx. half a mile away); Arlington Village (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charles Drew House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Berry (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Arlington Radio Towers (approx. 0.7 miles away); Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia Sanctuary (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Craig (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mt. Zion Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away).

Alcova and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 7, 2007

2. Alcova and Marker

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Additional keywords. Alcova Heights

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,607 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.