Court House, also known as Courthouse, is a transit-oriented neighborhood in Arlington County. The area surrounding the courthouse is commonly called Court House owing to the Court House stop on the Orange Line.
Condos near Arlington County Courthouse
Like other stops on the Orange Line between Rosslyn and Ballston, Court House Metro Station is below ground, mostly below Wilson Boulevard. The Court House Sector Plan includes the area bounded by Wilson Boulevard, Cleveland Street, Fairfax Drive, Arlington Boulevard and Courthouse Road.
The Courthouse neighborhood is sometimes referred to as county seat because it is home to the primary county government administrative complex as well as a justice center consisting of a jail, courthouse and police HQ. Indeed, the neighborhood gets its name from the governmental uses that call it home.
Court House neighborhood mostly consists of high-rise residential and business buildings including offices of Verizon and an 8-screen AMC movie theater. Court House is also home to more than 25 bars and restaurants, ranging from informal lunch take-out spots to a venue for local bands, to upscale Latin and Thai evening establishments.
Also in Courthouse is one of the first garden-style apartments complexes built in the United States in the 1930s. The Colonial Village, which consists of private condos, co-op housing, and apartments for rent, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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