Building Permits

The first article describing approved building permits for Westgrove can be seen on the right in The Evening Star, July 3, 1954. 

Another article published in The Evening Star on August 7th 1954 stated the Gosnell firm was issued a building permit for a dwelling at 406 Tulane Dr. at a cost of $16,500. We believe this is the building permit for 1203 Tulane Dr. All Westgrove homes had three numbers when originally built. In 1965, Fairfax County implemented a new home numbering system to enable emergency services work.

In The Evening Star on March 12, 1955, an article reveals a building permit was issued to French Wampler for a $31,000 dwelling with Sterling Construction Company as the builder. Over the next couple of years, publication of approved building permits for Westgrove dwellings were a regular feature until 135 homes were built by 1958. The last custom home built was in 1968 at 6908 Park Terrace Drive.