New Columbia Pike Park to be Named After Slave Who Saved Historic Artifacts
One year after Robert E. Lee's name was stripped from what is now Washington-Liberty High School, Arlington County is preparing to name a new park after an
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One year after Robert E. Lee's name was stripped from what is now Washington-Liberty High School, Arlington County is preparing to name a new park after an
(Updated 4:35 p.m.) A 140-year-old historic home in Arlington owned and built by Harry Gray, who was formerly enslaved at Arlington House, is for sale with an asking price of $915,000. “A masonry D.C. row house with the convenience of an Arlington location,” reads the real estate listing. “As soon as you walk in from your front porch the home shines with its exposed brick and tall ceilings & windows, giving it a spacious, cozy feel.” Located at 1005 S. Quinn Street, right off of Columbia Pike, the building is on the National Register for Historic Places and is protected by the county ...