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located along main thoroughfares ( E . and W . Division Street , E . and W . Abram Street , W . Pioneer Street , S . Cooper Street ) and include service stations , drive-thru restaurants , and motor inns . They were given a HIGH or MEDIUM priority recommendation because , as a group , they remain as excellent representatives of the significance of the automobile in Arlington ’ s transformation to a large , suburban community , beginning with the construction of the GM plant in 1951 . This growth was both spurred by and reliant on the production and the proliferation of the automobile . For the most part , these resources retain their historic integrity to an excellent degree . The motor inns , for example , all retain their associated neon signs , which were erected to capture the attention of drivers as they passed through town . These signs are significant in and of themselves as local examples of postwar roadside architecture . The survey recommends that these newly identified resources , in combination with previously surveyed auto-related commercial buildings , are prime candidates for local designation and preservation . The following is a list of significant auto-related resources .

NEW POTENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS

There are currently two NRHP-listed historic districts in Arlington . These districts are located in central Arlington and are both dominated by early twentieth century residential properties . A third grouping of properties located in the southern fringes of the city limits , formerly known as the Webb Community , is recommended as an area with potential to be designated as a historic district . This grouping is roughly bounded by Mansfield Webb Street on the north , the 7000 block of Zuefeltd Street on the west and south , and the 7000 block of New York Street on the east . The neighborhood was initially settled in the 1880s when businessman Daniel Zuefeltd established a store in the area .

The historic Webb Community , which currently retains only 22 properties , is made up primarily of single-family residences . The majority of historic resources are one-story , wood-frame houses that date from the late nineteenth century to the 1950s . Historic plan types include two-rooms , L- plans , and bungalows . Non-historic resources in the neighborhood include six mobile homes , two commercial enterprises , and a community center . The majority of the neighborhood ’ s dwellings have undergone alteration ; common changes include the installation of new aluminum-sash windows , the construction of additions , and the replacement of original exterior materials . Please

FINAL REPORT

ARLINGTON HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY UPDATE

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