Villa Nuova / Maplewood Mansion Site
USA /
Virginia /
Pimmit Hills /
Old Springhouse Road, 7676
World
/ USA
/ Virginia
/ Pimmit Hills
World / United States / Virginia
house, place with historical importance, demolished, interesting place, historical layer / disappeared object
7676 Old Springhouse Road.
This is the former location of Villa Nuova (aka Maplewood), the Second Empire style Mansion built 1873-1874. "The Big Barn" stood where the baseball diamond is now located. The Old Springhouse of "Old Springhouse Road" was also on the property.
Wee bit of a scandal here-- Maplewood Manor was hastily demolished in good condition by the owner in 1970. Reason given was the house was "too drafty," but the generally accepted reason for the demolition was to avoid proposed historic landmark status which would have prevented the sale and development of the land.
Photos from the Library of Congress website.
memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?hh:2:./temp/~pp_Ga1Y::
This is the former location of Villa Nuova (aka Maplewood), the Second Empire style Mansion built 1873-1874. "The Big Barn" stood where the baseball diamond is now located. The Old Springhouse of "Old Springhouse Road" was also on the property.
Wee bit of a scandal here-- Maplewood Manor was hastily demolished in good condition by the owner in 1970. Reason given was the house was "too drafty," but the generally accepted reason for the demolition was to avoid proposed historic landmark status which would have prevented the sale and development of the land.
Photos from the Library of Congress website.
memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?hh:2:./temp/~pp_Ga1Y::
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°55'28"N 77°12'40"W
- Lillian Court 1.7 km
- Spring Hill Farm 3 km
- Salona 3.8 km
- Brett Hitt residence 8.7 km
- Southbridge 10 km
- Historic Blenheim 10 km
- Winterport Cluster 11 km
- Boston Ridge Cluster 11 km
- Farr Homeplace 12 km
- Masonvale 13 km
- Tysons Corner, Virginia 1.4 km
- McLean, Virginia 1.6 km
- Pimmit Hills 1.7 km
- Westwood Country Club 3.6 km
- Idylwood, Virginia 3.6 km
- Dunn Loring, Virginia 3.7 km
- Downtown Vienna 5.2 km
- Wolf Trap, Virginia 6.4 km
- Oakton, Virginia 8 km
- Fairfax County, Virginia 12 km
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