Green Garden (Upperville, Virginia)

Green Garden

Green Garden, August 2012
Location 22439 Green Garden Rd., Upperville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°59′55″N 77°51′42″W / 38.99861°N 77.86167°W / 38.99861; -77.86167Coordinates: 38°59′55″N 77°51′42″W / 38.99861°N 77.86167°W / 38.99861; -77.86167
Area 34.3 acres (13.9 ha)
Built 1833 (1833), c. 1846, c. 1856, 1921
Architectural style Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP Reference # 07000769[1]
VLR # 053-0509
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 24, 2007
Designated VLR June 6, 2007[2]

Green Garden is a historic home and farm located near Upperville, Loudoun County, Virginia. The house was built in four phases. The original section of the house was built about 1833, and is a portion of the rear ell. The main block was built about 1846, and is a two-story, five bay, single pile brick structure in the Greek Revival style. A two-story rear ell was added about 1856, and it was connected to original 1833 section with an extension in 1921. The front facade features a three-bay porch with full Doric order entablature. Also on the property are the contributing root cellar (c. 1833), a smokehouse (c. 1847), a barn (c. 1870), a garage/office building (c. 1950), and ice house.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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. Jane Covington and Jennifer Hallock (December 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Green Garden" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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