Green Spring Gardens Park
Green Spring | |
Green Spring house seen from the lawn in front, September 2015 | |
| Location | 4601 Green Spring Road, near Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°49′N 77°9′W / 38.817°N 77.150°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1777–1784 |
| Architect | Farrand, Beatrix; Macomber, Walter |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001089 |
| VLR No. | 029-0025 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2003 |
Green Spring Gardens (31 acres) is a public park, including a historic 18th-century plantation house "Green Spring", which is the heart of a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The Fairfax County Park Authority operates Green Spring with the assistance of various nonprofit organizations concerned with history and gardening. Open daily without charge, the street address is 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, Virginia.