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description

Summary

Significance: The shopping center was built in 1949 and designed by architect Alan J. Dickey. Today the center is slated to be demolished despite its location in the Lyon Park Historic District. A contributing resource to the historic district, the Lee Gardens Shopping Center is an excellent example of commercial, art deco design in the greater Washington, D.C., area.

Survey number: HABS VA-1425

Building/structure dates: 1949 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 03000437

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Dickey, Alan J
Arlington Building and Development Company
Mesrobian, Mihran
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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