earlier times had
been used to furnish ice for the farm. As the flock of geese
grew, it ceased to migrate, and frequented the Straights' pond
and nearby Lake Barcroft.

[80] _Who's Who in America, 1966-1967_, contains the following
information on Mr. Straight: In 1943, he wrote _Make This the
Last War_; in 1954, _Trial by Television_; in 1960,
_Carrington_; and in 1963, _A Very Small Remnant_. In 1943, he
also served as Vice President of the Fight for Freedom; and in
1946-1947 as Secretary of the Emergency Committee of Atomic
Scientists.

[81] Michael and Belinda Straight, interview December 8, 1968. This
visit occurred when Mr. Straight was actively engaged in
editing and publishing _The New Republic_ and had occasion,
from time to time, for journalistic contacts in the Soviet
Embassy. From one of these contacts the suggestion was made
that a group of Soviet Russian journalists touring the United
States might be interested in visiting Green Spring Farm.

[82] Fairfax County Division of Planning, August 1969.

[83] Fairfax County Tax Books, 1943, 1960. The 1968 evaluation, at 40
percent of market value, was $93,415, and the total tax was
$4,016.85. In 1923, when the property consisted of 332 acres
and was owned by J. M. Duncan, it was valued at $8,240, and
the taxes were $20.60.

[84] Resident Engineer, Virginia Department of Highways, Fairfax,
Virginia. August 1969.

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION: THE MANSION HOUSE

GENERAL SETTING. Green Spring Farm is located in Mason Magisterial
District, approximately one-eighth mile north of Little River Turnpike
and one-eighth mile east of Braddock Road. Via the Little River
Turnpike, the farm is approximately six miles west of Alexandria and
approximately two miles east of Annandale.

The terrain in the vicinity of the farm is mainly flat, with some very
gentle rolling areas. It is well watered, being crossed by Turkey Cock
Run. During 1946-50, three ponds were dug in back of the house. They
are spring-fed, and their runoff drains into Turkey Cock Run. With the
original forest cover cleared off at least 200 years ago, the present
clusters of pine and oak, and the incidence of hemlock, cherry,
crabapple, and other flowering species, represent a reforestation
several generations remo