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Reston Homes along Lake Anne, Reston, Virginia.

Reston

Virginia, United States
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Reston, urban community, in Fairfax county, northeastern Virginia, U.S. It lies adjacent to Herndon, 22 miles (35 km) west-northwest of Washington, D.C. The community was developed after 1962 by Robert E. Simon, whose initials form the first syllable of its name; it opened in 1965. Reston, an original concept in urban planning, consists of a number of villages (separated by woodland tracts), each with a “town centre” serving as a retail area. The layout is...

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