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History · Lake Arbor

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Lake Arbor was originally known as Newbridge, a development of Levitt & Sons, developers of the early planned communities of Levittown in Pennsylvania and Long Island, New York, respectively. When the project went bankrupt in the mid-1970s after selling only 41 houses, Manufacturer's Hanover Trust acquired the debt and held it as REO (real estate owned) for approximately 10 years until a limited partnership composed of David A. Gitlitz, Alvin Dworman, Phillip Abrahms, Phillip D. Winn, and Gary S. Lachman acquired it. Under the direction of Gitlitz, and with technical engineering assistance from Abrahms, Lachman changed the name of the property to Lake Arbor.

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Before
2000
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Today6 photos
2016-07-04 08 31 36 View south along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) at Exit 1…Commons2016-07-04 08 31 36 View south along the inner loop of the …20162016-07-04 08 31 08 View south along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) 1-4 mile …Commons2016-07-04 08 31 08 View south along the inner loop of the …20162016-07-04 08 30 20 View south along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) at Exit 1…Commons2016-07-04 08 30 20 View south along the inner loop of the …20162016-01-22 09 23 25 View north along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) at Exit 1…Commons2016-01-22 09 23 25 View north along the outer loop of the …20162016-01-22 09 22 33 View north along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) at Exit 1…Commons2016-01-22 09 22 33 View north along the outer loop of the …20162016-01-22 09 22 00 View north along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) just sout…Commons2016-01-22 09 22 00 View north along the outer loop of the …2016
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lake Arbor is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lake Arbor has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church in Summerfield, 1.5 miles away.

Lake Arbor and the nearest listed places

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Ridgley Methodist Episcopal ChurchMount LubentiaRidgeley SchoolConcordPleasant ProspectBeall's Pleasure

Closest to Lake Arbor

Ridgley Methodist Episcopal ChurchSummerfield · Late Gothic Revival1.5miMount LubentiaLargo · Building2miRidgeley SchoolSummerfield · Built 19272miConcordWalker Mill · Built 17972.9miPleasant ProspectWoodmore · Building3.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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