Tauxemont Historic District
Appearance
Tauxemont Historic District | |
Location | Between Fort Hunt Rd. and Accotink Place, inc. Shenandoah, Tauxemont, Namassin, Westmoreland and Gahant Rds. and Bolling, near Alexandria, Virginia |
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Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
Built | 1941 | -1955
Architect | Davenport, Robert; et al. |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
NRHP reference No. | 06000033[1] |
VLR No. | 029-5199 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 9, 2006 |
Designated VLR | December 7, 2005[2] |
Tauxemont Historic District is a national historic district located near Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia. It encompasses 71 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a World War II-era subdivision near Alexandria. It was developed in three sections between 1941 and 1955. The basic Tauxemont house is a cinder block one-story, side-gable-roofed rectangular starter house. Included in the district are 10 Lustron houses. Some houses have additions designed by noted architect Charles Goodman.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Susan Escherich and Mary Thompson (June 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tauxemont Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic districts in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Modern Movement architecture in the United States
- Houses in Fairfax County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Fairfax County, Virginia, geography stubs