Spring Green (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

Spring Green
Location 2160 Old Church Rd., Mechanicsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°37′49″N 77°10′21″W / 37.63028°N 77.17250°W / 37.63028; -77.17250Coordinates: 37°37′49″N 77°10′21″W / 37.63028°N 77.17250°W / 37.63028; -77.17250
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built c. 1764 (1764), c. 1800
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 02000316[1]
VLR # 042-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 31, 2002
Designated VLR September 12, 2001[2]

Spring Green is a historic home located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1800 and encompasses an earlier dwelling dated to about 1764. It is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, center hall, single pile frame dwelling in the Federal style. The oldest section includes the hall, east parlor with the old kitchen. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a gable roof with dormers, and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Meredith Holden (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spring Green" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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