Glebe House (Arlington, Virginia)

The Glebe
The Glebe in 2009
Location 4527 17th St., N., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°53′30″N 77°7′4″W / 38.89167°N 77.11778°W / 38.89167; -77.11778Coordinates: 38°53′30″N 77°7′4″W / 38.89167°N 77.11778°W / 38.89167; -77.11778
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1815
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Octagon Mode
NRHP reference # 72001381[1]
VLR # 000-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972
Designated VLR July 6, 1971[2]

The Glebe House, built in 1854-1857, is a historic house with an octagon-shaped wing that is located at 4527 17th St., North in Arlington County, Virginia.[3] The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust holds a conservation easement to help protect and preserve it.[4]

A historical marker that the Arlington County government erected near the house in 1969 states that the glebe was a 500-acre (200 ha) farm that:

... provided for the rector of Fairfax Parish, which included both Christ Church, Alexandria, and the Falls Church. The Glebe House, built in 1775, stood here. It burned in 1808 and was rebuilt in 1820, as a hunting lodge; the octagon wing was added about 1850. Distinguished persons who have occupied the house include the Rev. Bryan Fairfax (8th Lord Fairfax), John Peter Van Ness (Mayor of Washington), Clark Mills (sculptor), Caleb Cushing (first U.S. Minister to China), and Frank Ball (state senator).[5]

The house is listed as Virginia Department of Historic Resources with number 000-0003.[6] The National Park Service listed the house on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.[3][7] The Arlington County Board designated the building to be a local historic district on January 7, 1984.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. 1 2 3 "Glebe House". Projects and Planning. Arlington County, Virginia government. Retrieved 2018-03-08. Archived 2016-05-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Conserving Arlington's Treasured Land". Arlingon County. Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-08. Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Vincent, Kevin (2012-07-01). ""The Glebe of Fairfax Parish" marker". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2018-03-08. Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Arlington County (Northern Region}". Historic Registers. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-08. Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Levy, Benjamin (National Park Service) (1973-06-27). "The Glebe" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. and accompanying photo


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