Neighborhoods Archives - Arlington Historical Society

The History of Slavery at the Ball-Sellers House

Arlington Artists Alliance

February 1, 2025

In the spring of 2012, Arington Artists Alliance founder Jane…

Sean’s Story from the Underground

November 21, 2024

In 2007, I moved from Boston for a job at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquartered at L'Enfant Plaza. Crystal City had direct Metro links to DC and convenience (I didn't own a car). Despite the "cookie cutter" concrete canyons (if stubbier), there was a different vibe -- the Crystal City Underground.

Crystal City

October 26, 2024

The corridor’s proximity to Reagan National Airport, the Pentagon, and Washington, D.C. stimulated major redevelopment initiatives for the area.

How AHS got the Ball-Sellers House

October 9, 2024

When her Uncle Will died in 1969 and left her the house, Marian didn’t need or want to live in it. In 1975 she donated the house—the oldest house in Arlington—to the Arlington Historical Society.