National Register of Historic Places

Rock Spring Farm

Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia
Listed
March 13, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000177

About this property

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 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. 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. Vice Mayor Todd Cimino-Johnson opposed the purchase, stating that the town had agreed to pay "double what the appraisal says."

Location

329 Loudoun St. SW
Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia
39.11635, -77.57442

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Rock Spring Farm listed on the National Register?

Rock Spring Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Rock Spring Farm?

Rock Spring Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rock Spring Farm?

The period of significance for Rock Spring Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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