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Spring Green (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°37′49″N 77°10′21″W / 37.63028°N 77.17250°W / 37.63028; -77.17250
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Spring Green
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Spring Green (Mechanicsville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Spring Green (Mechanicsville, Virginia)
Spring Green (Mechanicsville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Spring Green (Mechanicsville, Virginia)
Location2160 Old Church Rd., Mechanicsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°37′49″N 77°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 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+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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ 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