American Horticultural Society at River Farm

American Horticultural Society at River Farm is a building in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. American Horticultural Society at River Farm is situated nearby to the neighborhood Arcturus, as well as near the village Fort Hunt.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hollin Hall and Inova Mount Vernon Hospital.

Hollin Hall

Manor estate

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Hollin Hall was an 18th-century plantation house three miles southwest of Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia. George Mason, a United States Founding Father, gave Hollin Hall to his third son, Thomson Mason, through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786. Hollin Hall is situated 1¼ miles northwest of American Horticultural Society at River Farm.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Hospital

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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is situated 1½ miles west of American Horticultural Society at River Farm.

Fort Foote

Fort

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Fort Foote was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that was part of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C., which helped defend the Potomac River approach to the city. Fort Foote is situated 2 miles northeast of American Horticultural Society at River Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arcturus and Fort Hunt.

Arcturus

Neighborhood

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Arcturus is a neighborhood within the unincorporated community of Fort Hunt in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Arcturus lies south of Alexandria between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Potomac River.

Fort Hunt

Village

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Fort Hunt is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The area is named after Fort Hunt, which was built on the bank of the Potomac River in 1897 to defend Washington, D.C. from naval attack and is now a public park.