Spring Green (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

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Spring Green
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Location2160 Old Church Rd., Mechanicsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°37′49″N77°10′21″W / 37.63028°N 77.17250°W / 37.63028; -77.17250
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Builtc. 1764 (1764), c. 1800
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 02000316 [1]
VLR No.042-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 2002
Designated VLRSeptember 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+12-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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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