Calvert Manor
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Calvert Manor is a historic apartment building in Arlington, Virginia. Built in 1948, it is particularly notable for being the work of famed Washington, DC, apartment architect Mihran Mesrobian, and is one of Mesrobian’s last works left fully intact. On September 17th, 1997, it was designated on the Virginia Landmarks Register, and On December 15th, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Calvert Manor is known as Calvert Manor Apartments, and is still an active source of apartment housing in Arlington.
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Calvert Manor was completed 1948, and Mesrobian himself retained ownership of the building until his death in 1975. Following his death, Mesrobian’s sons Ralfe and Ara Mesrobian took over ownership of the property up until 1997. On September 17th, 1997, it was designated on the Virginia Landmarks Register, and On December 15th, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Though it is no longer under the ownership of the Mesrobian family, Calvert Manor is still an active apartment building, and still draws in new tenants for housing.