Information Page by Mike Andrew, REALTOR®
Arlington, Virginia · Courthouse and Clarendon area
Lyon Village is an Arlington residential neighborhood near Clarendon, with curving streets, traffic circles and a varied collection of detached houses. Development began in 1923 on former dairy-farm land, producing bungalows, Foursquares and several revival styles alongside some earlier houses. Lyon Village Park provides public recreation, while the Community House is managed separately as a neighborhood gathering place.
Lyon Village is an Arlington residential neighborhood in the Courthouse and Clarendon area. Frank Lyon began its development in 1923, and its historic district records a community served by the Washington-Virginia Railway Company's streetcars.
The Lyon Village Citizens' Association represents neighborhood civic interests. The neighborhood also has a Community House and Lyon Village Park, a county park on North Highland Street.
Different organizations answer different everyday questions in Lyon Village. These direct sources are useful when planning a visit or following a local issue.
Lyon Village Park has tennis and basketball courts, picnic space and a seasonal sprayground, with limited parking. Court reservations and seasonal water-play information are available through Arlington County. The public park and the neighborhood Community House are separately managed.
WMATA’s Clarendon station page brings together current arrivals, service status and first- and last-train information for the Orange and Silver lines.
The Lyon Village Citizens’ Association works on neighborhood planning, zoning, traffic and development issues affecting the Clarendon and Courthouse areas. Its introduction explains those civic responsibilities and links to neighborhood information. Community House management belongs to a separate board.
Lyon Village Citizens’ Association: governance and civic work
Lyon Village is in Arlington, north of Clarendon.
The line shows the civic-association area mapped by Arlington County.
Neighborhood background, civic information and community activities.
County park with tennis, basketball, picnic space and a seasonal sprayground.
State record and nomination for the neighborhood's history and architecture.
The historic district includes Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Craftsman and Spanish Mission houses, bungalows and American Foursquares. Some Queen Anne houses predate the subdivision, adding an earlier layer to its residential architecture.
Landscape architect William Sunderman planned landscaped traffic circles, sloping lots and a community park within Lyon Village's nine sections. The curving streets reflect that approach to laying out the neighborhood.
Lyon Village Historic District — Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Much of Lyon Village was once Robert Cruit's estate, acquired in 1846 and 1847 as a retreat and later used as a dairy farm. Frank Lyon purchased the property in June 1923.
The Community House board organizes an annual spaghetti dinner. The citizens association separately organizes neighborhood events such as the Fourth of July parade and picnic, reflecting the roles of two local volunteer organizations.
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Yes. It is in Arlington's Courthouse and Clarendon area.
Yes. Lyon Village Park is at 1800 North Highland Street. The county publishes current park and sprayground information.
A separate elected board manages the Lyon Village Community House. The citizens association handles neighborhood civic matters.
For current community rules and services, use the relevant association or government source.
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