Preserving Reston's History: Public Meeting Happening Dec. 17

RESTON, VA - Preservationists will survey Reston this fall and winter as part of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources survey. There will be a joint public information meeting to kick off the project Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., according to the Reston Association.

The survey will specifically look at buildings constructed between 1961 and 1978 – prime development years in Reston’s history, Fairfax County officials said. It will identify potential buildings or neighborhoods to be evaluated for their architectural or historic significance. These districts or buildings, if significant, can then be nominated to be included in Fairfax County’s Inventory of Historic Sites, the Virginia Landmarks Register or the National Register of Historic Places.

The survey will cover all of Reston except the land within the existing Lake Anne Historic Overlay District. Lake Anne Village Center was listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in 2017 and has been thoroughly documented, authorities said.

The community will be briefed on the survey’s findings when it is completed early next year. To learn more, click here.