Lyon Park

Description:

Lyon Park was founded by politician, lawyer, and developer Frank Lyon in 1919. The 300 acre community was the largest real estate development in Virginia upon its opening. Lyon Park featured modest homes and highlighted the area's connections to Washington via the county's growing network of streetcar lines. The community continued to grow throughout the twentieth century, as the above home advertisement from the 1940s highlights.

Collection:

Neighborhoods


Date:

1919

Creator:

Frank Lyon

Source:

Lyon & FItch, Inc., "Advertisement" (ca. 1940), Vertical File: Lyon Park, Arlington Central Library, Center for Local History, Arlington, Virginia.

Subject

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Identifier

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Contributor

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Rights

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Citation

Frank Lyon, “Lyon Park,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed April 25, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/71.

Geolocation

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