Rock Spring Farm
Rock Spring Farm | |
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  Location within Northern Virginia  Location within Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 329 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°6′58″N 77°34′29″W / 39.11611°N 77.57472°W |
| Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1826, 1906 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000177[1] |
| VLR No. | 253-5046 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | December 5, 2001[2] |
Rock Spring Farm is a historic home located at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. The original section of the house was built about 1826, with wing and one-story addition built about 1906, and hyphen in 1980 to connect to the original brick kitchen. It consists of a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay, brick main block in the Federal style with a two-story rear ell and flanking wings. The house was updated near the turn of the 20th century with Colonial Revival-style details. Also on the property are a contributing spring house, smokehouse, barn, dairy, silo, tractor shed, and stable.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
It housed a dairy operation until 1977 and served as Leesburg's main source of water until the 1980s; it ceased to be a working farm in 2025.[4]
In March 2026, the City of Leesburg narrowly approved a $5.78 million purchase of the farm from Jack Cook following the death of his wife, Agnes diZerega Cook, who had hoped that it would become parkland.[5]
Vice Mayor Todd Cimino-Johnson opposed the purchase, stating that the town had agreed to pay "double what the appraisal says."[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Laura V. Trieschmann, Robin J. Weidlich and Annie L McDonald (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rock Spring Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ↑ Styer, Norman K. (November 20, 2025). "Leesburg's Last Farm Could Become Town Park". Loudon Now. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- 1 2 Timme, William (March 11, 2026). "Leesburg Council Approves Purchase of Rock Spring Farm". Loudon Now. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1826
- Houses in Loudoun County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Loudoun County, Virginia
- 1826 establishments in Virginia
- Leesburg, Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
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