utilitarian in appearance , displaying only minimal amounts of distinctive or stylistic architectural ornamentation . The earliest buildings within the city of Arlington that fall in this category date from 1935 and are typically clad with brick , hollow clay tile , or concrete block exteriors , while later buildings ’ exterior walls are most often finished with stucco , metal panel , or wood paneling . Roofs are flat , hipped , or gabled .
RESTAURANTS
Restaurants in the study area are typically freestanding buildings with frontage on a major road . They usually are single-story buildings that utilize concrete block construction , or are of frame construction and covered with wood siding , brick veneer , or stucco . Ornamentation is usually limited to signs . Entrances are the main focal point of primary facades .
MOTELS
The majority of documented resources in this subtype category were either motor courts or motor inns with a smaller number of freestanding motel buildings . These resources , which date from ca . 1930 through ca . 1955 , were almost always located along the city ’ s main throughways and were arranged around an expansive parking lot . The earliest of these complexes , the motor courts , were originally composed of a detached main building that served as the site ’ s office and several detached cottages that served as sleeping quarters . In all cases , only the offices remain at sites that formerly functioned as motor courts . These offices display a rectangular plan that is topped by a distinctive , steeply pitched roof . Original windows have been replaced and awnings appended to primary facades . The surveyed motor inns , in contrast , remain highly intact . The resources , which date from ca . 1940 to ca . 1955 , consist of a detached front office with rear , two-story , dormitorylike blocks . Access to each room is typically from the outside only . These resources also typically retain their original neon signs .
EDUCATION
Education resources are related more by their common function than by a set of unified architectural characteristics . In Arlington , resources in this property type category include the three-story former Arlington High School , erected in 1922 , as well as several buildings on the UTA campus . This category also includes a number of postwar public elementary schools , junior high schools , and high schools . The educational buildings on the UTA campus vary in number of stories , are typically clad with brick veneer , and display exterior decorative elaboration indicative of the Italian Renaissance , Art Deco , or Gothic Revival styles . The postwar educational buildings , in comparison , are typically starkly utilitarian in appearance . Besides schools , this category also includes ancillary structures that are typically used for maintenance or storage .
AGRICULTURAL / SUBSISTENCE
Agricultural resources include a wide variety of buildings and structures designed to facilitate agricultural industry . Agricultural resources identified in this survey include structures and buildings such as barns , sheds , and cisterns . Due to their utilitarian purpose , these agricultural resources display no architectural detail or ornament . Exterior walls are clad with corrugated metal or wood siding . Agricultural resources are often associated with other property types such as domestic buildings .
FINAL REPORT
ARLINGTON HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY UPDATE
SEPTEMBER 2007
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