Mount Hope, Falls Church

Name: Mount Hope
Address: Falls Church, United States

#13 among attractions in Falls Church

Greek Revival architecture

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Mount Hope is a historic home located at Falls Church, Virginia. It was built in the 1830s, as a 1 1/2-story, frame I-house dwelling. It consists of three parts: a frame dwelling built about 1830; a 2 1/2-story, 3-bay, Gothic Revival brick dwelling built in 1869; and a 1-bay brick section that joins the two. The 1869 section features a pair of corbel topped chimneys that pierce the apex of the gable roof, which has a substantial overhang on all elevations. It also has a three-bay porch with low hipped roof across the front facade. ()

Built: 1830 (194 years ago)Coordinates: 38°53'9"N, 77°10'54"W

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Day trips

Mount Hope – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tinner Hill, The Falls Church, Falls Church Farmers Market, Fountain of Faith.

0.5 miSE
Park
Tinner Hill, Falls Church
14 min walk • Tinner Hill is an historic area of Falls Church, Virginia, named after Charles and Mary Tinner, an African-American couple who bought land there in the late 19th century. Family members quarried stone used in many buildings nearby.
0.7 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
The Falls Church, Falls Church
18 min walk • The Falls Church is an historic Episcopal church, from which the city of Falls Church, Virginia, near Washington, D. C. takes its name. The parish was established in 1732 and the brick church still in use today dates to 1769.
0.5 miE
38°53'8"N • 77°10'21"W
Falls Church Farmers Market, Falls Church
13 min walk • Shopping, Farmer's market, Market
1.1 miSW
Monuments and statues
Fountain of Faith, Falls Church
30 min walk • The Fountain of Faith is a monumental sculptural group by Carl Milles in Falls Church, Virginia. It is located in National Memorial Park, a large cemetery which also displays a colossal cast of Milles' Sunsinger.
0.7 miE
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
State Theatre, Falls Church
18 min walk • The State Theatre is a restaurant and concert venue in Falls Church, Virginia. Built in 1936, the venue operated as a movie theater until 1988. The theatre reopened in 1999 as a events hall and music theatre. The closest Metro station is the East Falls Church Metro station.
0.5 miE
History museum, Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Cherry Hill Farmhouse, Falls Church
13 min walk • The Cherry Hill Farmhouse is a house museum in Falls Church, Virginia, United States. Built in 1845 in a Greek Revival architecture style, it belonged to wealthy farmer families until 1945, and in 1956 it became property of the City of Falls Church, which transformed it into a museum, as a historical building.
0.4 miSE
Park
Big Chimneys, Falls Church
11 min walk • Big Chimneys Park is located in Falls Church, Virginia. It marks the site of a log house built in 1699. It is located on Annandale Road about a block west of Maple Avenue. It is currently under renovation from which is said to last from December 2019 to Summer of 2020.
0.9 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Birch House, Falls Church
23 min walk • Birch House is a historic home located at Falls Church, Virginia. It was built in the 1840s, as a 1 1/2-story, Greek Revival frame I-house dwelling. It was enlarged to two stories in the 1850s. It was again enlarged in 1873, by an extension across the rear of the original...
0.6 miE
Entertainment
Cue Recording Studios, Falls Church
16 min walk • Cue Recording was one of the first 24-track analog recording studios in the Washington, DC area. The DC music scene from the 1970s through today enjoys a professional level of quality that many such studios offer locally.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Mount Hope?

Nearby attractions include Big Chimneys, Falls Church (11 min walk), Cherry Hill Farmhouse, Falls Church (13 min walk), Falls Church Farmers Market, Falls Church (13 min walk), Tinner Hill, Falls Church (14 min walk).

How to get to Mount Hope by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Hope:

Bus

A • Lines: 3T (26 min walk)
West Falls Church (28 min walk)

Metro

West Falls Church–VT/UVA • Lines: Or (29 min walk)