King Street Memorial Gardens - Alexandria, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 38° 48.383 W 077° 03.533
18S E 321224 N 4297304
Located in Old Town Alexandria.
Waymark Code: WM137TQ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2020
Views: 3
The Pergola is located within the King Street Garden Park, it is a great place to walk through and enjoy or to grab a seat and enjoy the shade on a hot day.
Overall park description: The park is composed of three main elements: The Sunken garden at the west end; the Hanging Garden at the east end; and the thirty-five foot tall topiary between the two gardens. Also at the site: plain and dedicatory brick pavers inscribed with names of donors, steel benches, a steel water fountain with cast bronze accents, and bronze dedicatory plaques. The trellises and topiary wall are primarily constructed of painted (black) galvanized steel structural members and steel cord; a secondary horizontal wood trellis has been affixed to the north (cardinal direction) face of the trellis painted white. “The sunken garden symbolizes Hooff’s run, which created the triangular site decades ago. Early residents could not proceed west on King Street past this point because of the Run and a marsh surrounding it. Instead they turned onto Diagonal Road, which led to Duke Street (Little River Turnpike) to go to Aldie, the next post office stop. The hanging garden recalls the pleasure gardens in which young men and women strolled on summer evenings and were popular in this area during Victorian times.”
Is the pergola freestanding or attached to a structure?: Freestanding
Free to visit?: Free to the public
Web address or URL: [Web Link]
Secondary web address or URL: Not listed
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