Library visits and programs
Cherrydale Library is at 2190 North Military Road. The branch page brings together current opening hours, transportation options and its event calendar, so you can check a visit and a program in one place.
Cherrydale
Arlington, Virginia · Langston Boulevard area
Cherrydale’s residential streets meet the Langston Boulevard corridor around Arlington’s Five Points area. Older detached houses, apartments and neighborhood institutions reflect development from the late nineteenth century onward. The brick volunteer firehouse and local library are recognizable landmarks, while the historic district includes a range of architectural styles rather than one uniform building period.
Cherrydale and Five Points
Cherrydale developed from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century, leaving a mix of detached houses, apartments, churches and commercial buildings. Its historic district includes older residential streets alongside the busier commercial corridor.
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House, completed in 1921, is a neighborhood landmark with a long history as a community gathering place. Cherrydale Library has served North Arlington since 1922, and the citizens association provides a forum for neighborhood news and civic matters.
Local services and planning
A few useful starting points for a library visit or a closer look at the neighborhood's streets and public projects.
Neighborhood plans and project maps
Arlington's Cherrydale page links the neighborhood's historic sites, the Cherrydale Revitalization Plan and a map of county projects. It is a useful reference for understanding the commercial streets around Five Points alongside the residential neighborhood.
Streets around Cherrydale
Cherrydale is in northern Arlington, around Langston Boulevard and North Quincy Street.
The line shows the civic-association area mapped by Arlington County.
Neighborhood directory
Cherrydale Citizens Association
Neighborhood news, civic information and community projects.
Cherrydale Library
Official branch page for current library services and events.
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House
State historic-register account of the landmark and its community role.
Houses and other neighborhood buildings
Wood-frame and masonry houses include Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Queen Anne designs. The district’s housing spans homes from the 1880s through later infill, alongside multifamily buildings. That range of building dates gives individual streets different architectural mixes.
The firehouse and library
A firehouse funded brick by brick
Residents helped pay for the firehouse by buying individual bricks. President Woodrow Wilson and his wife each bought one during the fundraising campaign. Completed in 1921, it was Arlington County's first permanent firehouse.
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House — Virginia Department of Historic Resources
More than a home for fire engines
The firehouse also provided space for a movie theater, a specialty shop and a community center. Those uses made the plain brick building a gathering place as well as an emergency-services landmark.
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House — Virginia Department of Historic Resources
A library with a long neighborhood following
Cherrydale Library has served North Arlington since 1922. Citizens for Cherrydale Library, a separate grassroots group established in 1998, promotes and advocates for the branch.
Current listings in Cherrydale
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Cherrydale questions
What is the photographed building?
It is the historic Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House, completed in 1921.
Does Cherrydale have only detached houses?
No. The historic district also includes multifamily dwellings, commercial buildings, churches and other neighborhood institutions.
Where is neighborhood information published?
The Cherrydale Citizens Association maintains a website with news and civic resources.
Sources
- Cherrydale Historic District — Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House — Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Cherrydale Citizens Association
- Cherrydale Library — Arlington Public Library
- Citizens for Cherrydale Library
- Arlington County: Cherrydale plans and projects
For current community rules and services, use the relevant association or government source.
Contact Mike
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