Carlin Hall

Carlin Hall, also known as Curtis Hall, Carlin Community Hall, Glencarlyn School, Glencarlyn Recreation Center, is a historic community center located in the Glencarlyn section of Arlington, Virginia, US. It was built in 1892, and is a tall one-story, frame, Late Victorian cross-plan community hall. It measures approximately 45 feet wide and 30 feet deep. The standing seam metal gable roof is topped by a four-sided wood cupola. It originally served as a meeting place for the newly formed Glencarlyn civic association and the Episcopal church congregation, provided a place for a variety of community social events. The building housed an elementary school from the 1920s to 1950. In 1953, it was returned by Arlington County as a community center.[3]

Carlin Hall
Carlin Hall
Carlin Hall is located in District of Columbia
Carlin Hall
Carlin Hall is located in Virginia
Carlin Hall
Carlin Hall is located in the United States
Carlin Hall
Location5711 4th St., S., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°51′47″N 77°7′35″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1892 (1892)
Built byBailey, Theodore
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.93000833[1]
VLR No.000-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1993
Designated VLRJune 16, 1993[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Gail Baker (December 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carlin Hall" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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