Built in 1861 on what was known as the Arlington Line, the complex was designed with a perimeter of 540 yards and platforms for 24 guns. Later in 1863, the perimeter was expanded to 818 yards with room for 36 guns. The fort never saw any attacks and was dismantled in November 1865. Today, the fort is well preserved with about 90 percent of its earthen walls still intact.
Fort Ward, located at 4301 West Braddock Road inside a 45-acre park, offers self-guided tours of the preserved earthwork and reconstructed military structures. There's also a museum with exhibits and artifacts, an Officer's Hut, Ceremonial Gate, and a reconstructed northwest bastion. The museum is open on Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sunday noon to 5 pm.
Properties in West End
$415,000 - 200 N Pickett St #307
3 beds, 2 full baths
Living area: 1,470 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1977
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$214,900 - 8 S van Dorn St #401
2 beds, 1 full, 1 half baths
Living area: 1,116 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1963
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$200,000 - 5831 Quantrell Ave #305
2 beds, 1 full baths
Living area: 900 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1963
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$269,500 - 203 Yoakum Pkwy #1224
2 beds, 1 full, 1 half baths
Living area: 1,211 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1975
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$329,000 - 3413 Lakeside View Dr #17-3
2 beds, 1 full baths
Living area: 1,049 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1985
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$228,000 - 4 S van Dorn St #201
2 beds, 1 full, 1 half baths
Living area: 1,116 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1963
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$1,125,000 - 6444 Elmdale Rd
4 beds, 3 full baths
Living area: 3,706 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1956
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$210,000 - 301 N Beauregard St #719
1 beds, 1 full, 1 half baths
Living area: 849 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1968
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$370,000 - 3315 Wyndham Cir #3235
2 beds, 2 full baths
Living area: 1,096 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1990
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$785,000 - 1026 W Taylor Run Pkwy
3 beds, 2 full baths
Living area: 1,536 sqft
Lot size:
Year built: 1955
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