From Laura L. Bobeczko, Chairman
Presented at the annual meeting, April
21, 2002, 3:00 p.m.,
at the Lyon Village Community House
"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"
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Participated in a Working Group formed
by the County Manager to resolve the problematic location
of an off-leash dog exercise area within the County-designated
historic district at Fort Ethan Allen (located
between Old Glebe and Military Roads)
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Advocated the retention of Section
29 of Arlington House Woodlands by the National Park
Service and opposed transfer of site to the Department
of Defense
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Nominated Fort Ethan Allen and
Arlington House Woodlands to the Preservation Alliance
of Virginia's 2001 Most Endangered Places List
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Testified before the Arlington County
School Board in favor of an addition that would be smaller
and more deferential in its massing and placement to the
historic core of Swanson Middle School (5800 N.
Washington Boulevard)
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Monitored the development of revitalization
plans for the Columbia Pike Corridor
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Participated in the public process concerning
the redevelopment of the Navy League Building (2300
Wilson Boulevard); Advocated that the building be fully
documented to Historic American Buildings Survey standards
prior to its demolition
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Monitored the construction work at Fort
C.F. Smith's Hendry House as part of its planned conversion
to interpretive and rental spaces
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Requested that historic district designation
be initiated for Reevesland, the historic dairy
farmstead of the Reeves family (400 N. Manchester Street),
and a property that has recently been acquired by the
County
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Monitored the proposed sale of the Glebe
House (4527 17th Street North) · Investigated the
impacts that the planned improvements to Route 50
would have on surrounding twentieth-century apartment
buildings
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Supported the rehabilitation of the National
Register-listed Maury School, constructed in 1910
as a public school and now the home of the Arlington Arts
Center (3550 Wilson Boulevard)
"To foster civic and financial involvement, independently
and in concert with other concerned organizations"
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Attended tour of Ft. Ethan Allen given
by Wally Owen as part of Old Glebe Civic Association's
Neighborhood Day celebration (May 12th, 2001)
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Participated in Urban Design Forum on
Historic Preservation in Clarendon (June 14th, 2001) and
meeting on proposed Clarendon Commercial District (September
13th, 2001)
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Attended networking meeting at Oatlands
Plantation sponsored by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
(September 24th, 2001)
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Maintained membership in the Preservation
Alliance of Virginia, the Northern Virginia Association
for History, the Clarendon Alliance, and the Arlington
County Civic Federation
"To promote an awareness of and sensitivity to these
resources through education and activities"
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Redesigned and launched a new AHA Web
site
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Compiled AHA's first annual list of "Arlington's
Most Endangered Properties" and released this list to
local press in May 2001 in conjunction with the National
Trust's Preservation Week
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Prepared bulletin board display at County
Offices highlighting these endangered properties in May
2001 in conjunction with the National Trust's Preservation
Week
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Reviewed text for new County historical
markers
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Sponsored a joint program with the Arlington
Historical Society, Bicentennial Commission, and George
Mason University (November 8th, 2001)
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With support from the County's Historic
Preservation Program, began monthly Preservation Roundtable
lunches
"To provide information to local, state and federal
governmental agencies on local preservation matters and
issues"
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Presented report to the County's Historical
Affairs and Landmark Review Board on history, mission,
and activities of the Heritage Alliance (September 19th,
2001)
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Participated in Working Group to determine
"Arlington's Top 100 Unprotected Historic Resources" (ongoing)
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Participated in Working Group to support
the creation of Black Heritage Museum/Arlington History
Center/Museum (ongoing)
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Wrote to the County Board during the FY03
budget deliberations in support of monies to fund the
County's comprehensive historic preservation plan and
to begin the long-awaited interpretation of Fort Ethan
Allen