Virginia Square
Section of a Neighborhood
George Mason University School of Law
George Mason University School of Law
Virginia Square is located in District of Columbia
Virginia Square
Virginia Square
Location of Virginia Square in the Washington, D.C., area
Coordinates: 38°53′10″N 77°06′30″W / 38.88611°N 77.10833°W / 38.88611; -77.10833
Country United States of America
State Virginia
County Arlington
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
22201
Area code703
Former DARPA headquarters
Virginia Square–GMU (Washington Metro)

Virginia Square is a section within the Ballston neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. It is centered at the Virginia Square station on the Orange and Silver lines of the Washington Metro subway system, between Clarendon and Ballston-proper. The neighborhood consists of a mix of high-rise apartments, garden apartments, and single-family homes generally dating back to the 1930s.

The Virginia Square neighborhood is home to the Arlington campus of George Mason University including its Law School, the Arlington Arts Center, some offices of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the main branch of the Arlington Public Library. The area's name is derived from the former Virginia Square Shopping Center (now occupied mainly by a major satellite office of the FDIC with a Giant supermarket on part of the property). Among local restaurants, Mario's Pizza has been a landmark since 1957 and El Pollo Rico since 1988.

Ballston-Virginia Square Partnership is or was a business development organization inclusive of both Ballston proper and was also inclusive of the Virginia Square section.[1]

References

  1. ↑ (1) "About Ballston". Arlington, Virginia: Ballston BID. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-11-13. (2) "Ballston-Virginia Square Village Website". Ballston-Virginia Square Partnership. 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-10-31.


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