Head Quarters at Freedman's Village
Description:
This plan for the Freedman's Village headquarters was created by the War Department in 1865. The government's continued investment in the Village and its infrastructure shows how even though the Village was created as a war aim, Freedman's Village continued to expand as an African American community in peace. The Four Square architectural style of the house was popular in Arlington and across the county in suburban landscapes of the late nineteenth century. The style is associated with early streetcar suburbs, like the ones which were just beginning to emerge in Arlington at the close of the Civil War.
Collection:
Community Institutions
Date:
July 10, 1865
Creator:
None recorded.
Source:
The War Department, "Head Quarters at Freedman's Village in Arlington Virginia" (10 July 1865) RG 103 - Freedman's Village Collection, Box 2, Folder 14. Arlington Center for Local History, Central Library, Arlington, Virginia.
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“Head Quarters at Freedman's Village,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed April 26, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/19.
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