The first public reference to Arlington is in a death notice in the Belfast Telegraph (27th December 1882) for Marion Murray at "Arlington, Windsor". According to records from the Presbyterian Historical Society "discussion about setting up a Boys Residential Club started in 1943 and it appears that the club must have started before 1947 because a report of the Social Services Club for the year 1947 states that the club had been in existence for over 3 years and the work has grown so that it is necessary to move to larger premises in Windsor Avenue. There was an advertisement on behalf of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland for the opening of a "Boys' Residential Club in ARLINGTON, 26 Windsor Ave by HER EXCELLENCY, THE COUNTESS CRANVILLE, D.C.V.O on (Wed.). 7th May, 1947". The Ulster Star carried a notice indicating that the Presbyterian Church had purchased property with the name "Arlington" in the Suffolk area of Beflast. It is likely that the street names Arlington Park and Arlington Drive are named after this property.