Tauxemont Historic District

Tauxemont Historic District is a national historic district located near Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia. It encompasses 71 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a World War II-era subdivision near Alexandria. It was developed in three sections between 1941 and 1955. The basic Tauxemont house is a cinder block one-story, side-gable-roofed rectangular starter house. Included in the district are 10 Lustron houses. Some houses have additions designed by architect Charles Goodman.[3]

Tauxemont Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Home in the Tauxemont Historic District, September 2012
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Location	Between Fort Hunt Rd. and Accotink Place, inc. Shenandoah, Tauxemont, Namassin, Westmoreland and Gahant Rds. and Bolling, near Alexandria, Virginia
Coordinates	38°44′37″N 77°03′14″W
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
Built	1941 (1941)-1955
Architect	Davenport, Robert; et al.
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	06000033[1]
VLR No.	029-5199
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 9, 2006
Designated VLR	December 7, 2005[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Susan Escherich and Mary Thompson (June 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tauxemont Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map