Green Springs, Louisa County, Virginia: A Land Use Study
Meade Palmer, Landscape Architect, Palmer M, Starke B, Kines FT, Payne R, Satterthwaite A. 1973. Green Springs, Louisa County, Virginia: A Land Use Study. Warrenton, VA
Funded in part by the National Endowment of the Humanities, this study was undertaken to determine how present and future land-use decisions within the 14,000 acre "Green Springs" area of Louisa County, Virginia could be directed to conserve or enhance the welfare, economy and amenities of the area. In 1973, Green Springs, designated a Critical Environmental Area and an Historic District by the State of Virginia and the first Rural National Historic District was on the brink of several critical decisions that threatened to radically alter the character and quality of the Green Springs landscape. One of the issues involved the proposed construction of a state prison; the other, a proposal to expand vermiculite mining. This 1973 study provides recommendations and draft policies for future land use in Green Springs to serve as the basis for sound decision-making by local, county, state and federal agencies, as well as local residents.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Meade Palmer, Landscape Architect; Palmer, Meade; Starke, Barry; Kines, Fred; Payne, Rosser; Satterthwaite, Ann
- Date of Issue
- 1973-12
- Units
- GRSP
- Keywords
- landscape, Land-use, National Historic Landmark District