Spring Green is an 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]
Spring Green | |
 Roadside view | |
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| Location | 2160 Old Church Rd., Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°37′49″N 77°10′21″W / 37.63028°N 77.17250°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1764, c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000316[1] |
| VLR No. | 042-0031 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | September 12, 2001[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Meredith Holden (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spring Green" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-07-17. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine