Fairlington, Virginia

Fairlington is an unincorporated neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, located adjacent to Shirlington in the southernmost part of the county on the boundary with the City of Alexandria. The main thoroughfares are Interstate 395 (Shirley Highway) which divides the neighborhood into North and South Fairlington, State Route 7 (King Street) and State Route 402 (Quaker Lane).

Fairlington Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
LocationRoughly bounded by Quaker Lane, King St., I-395, S. Walter Reed Dr., and S. Abingdon St., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°50′5″N 77°5′35″W
Area322 acres (130 ha)
Built1942
ArchitectFranzheim, Kenneth; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.99000368
VLR No.000-5772
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1999
Designated VLRDecember 2, 1998

The neighborhood consists of primarily of a mix of townhouse and condominium apartments built in the 1940s as the largest housing project financed by the Defense Homes Corporation during World War II. Fairlington is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and on the Virginia Landmarks Register.

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