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Arlington Ridge Park

Arlington Ridge Park
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Arlington Ridge Park, September 2012
Arlington Ridge Park is located in District of Columbia
Arlington Ridge Park
Arlington Ridge Park is located in Virginia
Arlington Ridge Park
Arlington Ridge Park is located in the US
Arlington Ridge Park
Location NW corner of N. Meade St. and Marshall Dr., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°53′15″N 77°4′18″W / 38.88750°N 77.07167°W / 38.88750; -77.07167Coordinates: 38°53′15″N 77°4′18″W / 38.88750°N 77.07167°W / 38.88750; -77.07167
Area 27.5 acres (11.1 ha)
Built 1953 (1953)-1954, 1960
Architect Neild, Edward F.; et al.
MPS Parkways of the National Capital Region MPS
NRHP Reference # 09000688
VLR # 000-7381
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 4, 2009
Designated VLR December 4, 2002

Arlington Ridge Park, also known as the Nevius Tract, is a historic park property located in Arlington, Virginia. The property lies within the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It includes the Marine Corps War Memorial (1954), also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial; and the Netherlands Carillon (1960).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.



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