From Gail Baker, Chairman
Presented at the annual meeting, April
12, 2000, 7:30 p.m.,
at Dominion Hills Pool Community House, 6000 Wilson Boulevard
"To promote the preservation and creative
uses of sites within Arlington . which are of historical,
architectural, cultural, natural, and national significance;
to identify, research and encourage an appreciation of County
resources"
- Supported retention and rehabilitation of Arna Valley
Apartments, now demolished · Participated in public planning
discussions for the Wilson Blvd park site (6008, 6016, 6022
Wilson Blvd.); supported preservation of one house (6022),
Phase III data recovery at 6016, and preservation of the
foundation and basement features at 6008, as well as documentation
of the park's development under the County's Photodocumentation
Program
- Opposed demolition of the Basil Hall house (1700 N. George
Mason Drive)
- Supported a unified development plan for the John Saegmuller
house (5101 Little Falls Road) that would retain the house
and set conditions for its preservation · Monitored the
planned sale of the Glebe House (4527 17th St., N.)
- Alerted the County to potential archeological resources
at the Olmsted property (2775 N. Quebec St.)
- Monitored proposed changes to the Buckingham Shopping
Center
- Nominated the Arlington House Woods and Arlington Post
Office to Virginia's Most Endangered Places, sponsored by
the Preservation Alliance of Virginia
"To foster civic and financial involvement, independently
and in concert with other concerned organizations"
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Launched plans for a Preservation Dinner
in May 2000 to highlight the importance of responsible
community design, honor winners of the Arlington Preservation
Design Awards, and raise funds for AHA projects
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Participated in the Arlington Community
Sustainability Roundtable
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Maintained membership in the Preservation
Alliance of Virginia, the Northern Virginia Association
for History, the Clarendon Alliance, and the Arlington
Civic Federation
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Conducted a membership campaign, resulting
in 75 new memberships
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Conducted a membership renewal campaign
"To promote an awareness of and sensitivity to these
resources through education and activities"
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Maintained and improved the AHA Web site
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Published a quarterly newsletter
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Sponsored a joint program in November
with the Arlington Historical Society: "The Defenses of
Washington and What's Happening at Fort C.F. Smith," a
slide lecture by Wally Owen
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Planned and conducted a field session,
"Saving the Recent Past: Garden Apartments in Arlington,"
for participants in the National Preservation Conference
in October
"To provide information to local, state and federal
governmental agencies on local preservation matters and
issues"
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Testified at the County budget hearing
in March in support of increased funding and staff for
Arlington's Historic Preservation Program and an interpretive
center at Fort C.F. Smith Park
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Opposed the transfer of land from Arlington
House to Arlington National Cemetery that would destroy
the forest near Arlington House as well as prehistoric
archeological resources; also requested to be included
as a consulting party under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act in any land transfer in Arlington
County for expansion of the cemetery
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Monitored plans to expand the Arlington
Post Office in Clarendon
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Opposed placement of the proposed Air
Force Memorial on the Iwo Jima/ Netherlands Carillon site
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