feature flat or shed roofs , stark unadorned walls with multiple geometric planes , banded fenestration , and clean lines . In Arlington , the few examples of this house type occur in groupings within its postwar neighborhoods .
Contemporary Similar to the Modern dwelling , the Contemporary house type owes much to the International style in its lack of exterior decorative elaboration . Popular from the 1940s through the 1970s , Contemporary houses feature prominent geometric forms , including dramatic pitched / front-gabled roof lines with deep overhanging eaves , sometimes with exposed roof beams . Garages typically are attached , and fenestration is most often in banks or banded . Construction is either wood-frame or masonry , and exterior materials vary .
Outbuildings Most outbuildings associated with resources classified in the Domestic Buildings property type category are simple , one-room , rectangular-plan , gabled-roof buildings of wood-frame construction . Typical exterior materials are wood weatherboard or boardand-batten siding , although many outbuildings now have non-historic materials applied to exterior walls . Stylistic decoration is rare , although such features as exposed rafter tails are found on some of the garages and sheds constructed from the 1930s through the 1960s .
MULTIPLE-FAMILY
The survey recorded a number of buildings currently functioning as multiple-family residences , most of which are apartment homes . One surveyed building within this category was a dormitory that is located on the UTA campus . Within Arlington , documented buildings in this category were erected from the 1920s to 1960 and are located throughout the city . The majority are multi-story apartment houses , while a smaller number are duplexes built based upon typical residential forms that were popular during the period in which the resource was constructed . Due to the extended period of construction for the property type , exterior materials , roof forms , and method of construction vary .
COMMERCE / TRADE
Resources classified in this category were originally built for commercial purposes . The oldest commercial properties identified for the survey were found in central Arlington . These resources dated from ca . 1935 through ca . 1945 . Later postwar examples of this property type were located within or directly adjacent to the city ’ s suburban neighborhoods along major roads , important street / road intersections , or other nodes of activity . Although the category includes resources used for a variety of purposes and with differing physical characteristics , all buildings in this category were built to facilitate commerce and trade . These buildings were typically quite modest in scale , most often displaying heights of one story . Due to the broad range of this type , exterior materials vary and include stucco , brick , or concrete block . Some early automobile-related resources also display porcelain enameled metal tiles . Subtypes typically documented during this reconnaissance-level survey include :
GOODS AND SERVICES
Typically , a resource in this grouping is a detached , freestanding , one-story building that also includes a large expanse of paved parking area in the front and / or to the sides . This plan type is
FINAL REPORT
ARLINGTON HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY UPDATE
SEPTEMBER 2007
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