Green Springs

Overview

Green Springs National Historic Landmark District in Virginia’s Piedmont encompasses over 14,000 acres. Its landscapes and structures, privately owned today but viewable from public roads, offer a continuum of rural vernacular architecture with minimal alteration. Many of the farmsteads, often dating to the 19th century and connecting to one another visually, are preserved through easements.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

• Auto and ATV
• Scenic Driving
• Biking

Plan your visit

Hours

No Public Access: The land and buildings within the District are privately owned

Getting there

Green Springs National Historic Landmark District is privately owned, includes no public facilities, but is visible from public highways. It sits astride Route 15 in Louisa County, Virginia.

Weather

Louisa County, Virginia enjoys a temperate climate with hot, humid summers and cool winters.

Phone: (267) 290 - 2870

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Pair it with

• Shenandoah National Park NPS · 35 miles
• Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park NPS · 43 miles
• Big Levels National Game Refuge USFS · 47 miles
• Maggie L Walker National Historic Site NPS · 53 miles
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park NPS · 57 miles
• Prince William Forest Park NPS · 58 miles