Green Spring
Green Spring is the product of the combined efforts of two American masters of the Colonial Revival style, Beatrix Farrand and Walter Macomber. The two professionals were hired in 1942 […]
Ballentine Place Historic District
Ballentine Place Historic District is a significant planned community in the city of Norfolk that was a direct result of the commuter railroad industry and was begun in 1909 by […]
Hanover Wayside
Hanover Wayside is a 35–acre park located on U.S. Route 301 about 15 miles north of Richmond. The Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the park during 1937 and 1938. It was […]
Forest Hill Park
The 105-acre landscaped Forest Hill Park has been a part of the city 0f Richmond’s park system since 1934. It exhibits a variety of wild natural areas and wetlands in […]
Joseph Bryan Park
Joseph Bryan Park is a 262-acre greenspace given in 1909 to the city of Richmond “to be a free park for the use and benefit of all its citizens” by […]
Westmoreland State Park Historic District
Westmoreland State Park along the Potomac River, and situated adjacent to Stratford Hall, was the sixth planned park within the Virginia State Parks system and was developed between 1933 and […]
Norfolk Azalea Gardens
The approximately 30 acres comprising Norfolk Azalea Gardens surround Mirror Lake and constitute the original portion of the 158-acre Norfolk Botanical Gardens, located in the city, just north of the […]
Seashore State Park Historic District
Currently referred to as First Landing State Park, Seashore State Park, developed between 1934 and 1942, was the first planned state park in Virginia. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at […]
Hungry Mother State Park Historic District
Hungry Mother State Park is located on 2,215 acres of the Allegheny Mountains of Smyth County. Between 1933 and 1941, 600 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers developed the park, taking […]
Fairy Stone State Park Historic District
Fairy Stone State Park was developed between 1933 and 1940, through the construction labor of 600 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers. Its hilly and mountainous terrain on 4,750 acres in […]
