RESTON - A "NEW TOWN"
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RESTON
A "NEW TOWN"
In 1961, Robert E. Smith Jr. began developing
6,750 acres of Sunset Hills Farm as a community
open to all races, ages, and incomes. Working
with Simon, the architectural firm of Whittlesey
& Conklin designed a "New Town". Construction
of Lake Anne Village, its lake, central plaza,
stores, and townhouses, began in 1963. With
innovative zoning, Reston becase on of the
first master-planned communities in the United
States, with residential clusters, mixed-used
development, landscape conservation, ample
recreational space, walking and biking trails, and
public art. Reston received the American
Institute of Certified Planners' National Landmark
Award in 2002.
Submitted by Patrick M. Ryan