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Related: About this forumMorning Poll: Should John Glenn's House Be Torn Down?
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Morning Poll: Should John Glenns House Be Torn Down?
ARLnow.com Today at 9:35am
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. He was also an Arlington resident for about 5 years.
The group Preservation Arlington points out that Glenns former home, a mid-century rambler near Williamsburg Middle School, is now for sale with the listing hinting the value is in the land, it says that it will likely be a tear-down. The property is listed for $1,050,000.
During the lead-up to Glenns historic Friendship 7 mission, reporters camped outside the house on N. Harrison Street and Vice President Lyndon Johnson tried to visit, but was rebuffed by Mrs. Glenn. After, Glenn continued working in D.C., and at one point hosted at his home a cookout with special guest Gherman Titov, the Russian who was the first human to orbit the earth, according to an Arlington Public Library history.
Glenn moved with his family to Texas in 1963, but his presence in Arlington is still felt. In 2012, the homes owners told WUSA 9 that people still stopped by to gawk at the space heros former house. Glenn died in 2016 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Theres likely little that could be done to legally prevent the house from being torn down at this point, if thats what the eventual buyer wants to do. But if you could call the shots regardless, what would you do? Would you allow the owner of the property to do whatever they want with it, or prevent demolition on the basis of the house being historic?
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Photo via Washington Fine Properties
Morning Poll: Should John Glenns House Be Torn Down?
ARLnow.com Today at 9:35am
Astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. He was also an Arlington resident for about 5 years.
The group Preservation Arlington points out that Glenns former home, a mid-century rambler near Williamsburg Middle School, is now for sale with the listing hinting the value is in the land, it says that it will likely be a tear-down. The property is listed for $1,050,000.
During the lead-up to Glenns historic Friendship 7 mission, reporters camped outside the house on N. Harrison Street and Vice President Lyndon Johnson tried to visit, but was rebuffed by Mrs. Glenn. After, Glenn continued working in D.C., and at one point hosted at his home a cookout with special guest Gherman Titov, the Russian who was the first human to orbit the earth, according to an Arlington Public Library history.
Glenn moved with his family to Texas in 1963, but his presence in Arlington is still felt. In 2012, the homes owners told WUSA 9 that people still stopped by to gawk at the space heros former house. Glenn died in 2016 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Theres likely little that could be done to legally prevent the house from being torn down at this point, if thats what the eventual buyer wants to do. But if you could call the shots regardless, what would you do? Would you allow the owner of the property to do whatever they want with it, or prevent demolition on the basis of the house being historic?
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Photo via Washington Fine Properties
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Morning Poll: Should John Glenn's House Be Torn Down? (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2019
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still_one
(92,190 posts)1. No, but Mitch McConnell's should
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)3. Preferably with him in it
Polly Hennessey
(6,796 posts)2. You can add Dick Cheney to
the torn down list.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)4. Meh. We can't freeze in amber every house every famous person lived in
That part of Arlington* needs to get a lot more dense, and that means a lot of houses need to be torn down.
* Though if you'd asked me I would have said that neighborhood is part of McLean, but apparently not