Interior Park
Park Location: 1321 Oronoco Street
Park Area: 0.30 acres
Park Usage: A small passive park, with a sitting area.
This small park located at 1321 Oronoco Street comes by its name for good reason since it is found within the interior of this neighborhood. You will find benches around a black-topped area where people visit, walk their dog and often have neighborhood block parties.
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James Mulligan Park
Park Location: 3300 28th Street
Park Area: 3.0 acres
Park Usage: This is a natural wooded area on two sides. It has a playground and picnic area on the north end. This park is heavily used as a dog exercise area as there is an apartment project adjacent to it on the north and south ends, the Recreation Department Summer Camp Site, a small open space below the playground for ball playing, frisbee, volley ball, etc.
This Park is located at the dead end of 28th Street. It’s address is 3300 28th Street and, in fact, the Park until recently was called 28th Street Park. It was renamed the Summer of 1995 for James Mulligan, a Community Activist as well as the former Chairman of the Parks Commission. To the north the park is bordered by the Bolling Brook Condominiums. Since there are a number of condominiums in the area that translates into a lot of local dogs which is what most of the nature area is used for.
The Park at the north end has a playground which during the Summer months is one of the Recreation Departments Camp Sites. Otherwise, the facility is used by the local children. The playground has a slide, a climbing device, a merry go-round, and spring animals.
There is a picnic area located behind the playground with grill, picnic tables and trash receptacle that has a wonderful southern view as this park sets atop a hill. Below the southern end of the picnic area there is small flat area used for any number of activities such as badminton, volley ball, and frisbee, etc.
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Jefferson Houston Elementary School Park
Park Location: 500 Holland Lane
Park Area: 6.58 acres (2.45 acres Net Park)
Park Usage: The school is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, and Charles Hamilton Houston, lawyer and humanitarian, who was a pioneer in the movement to integrate the District of Columbia Public Schools. This school starts from pre-school through grade five. The Headstart program is also located on campus.
Jefferson-Houston is located on the west side of Old Town Alexandria near King Street Metro at 1501 Cameron Street. The school was built in 1970. The section of property adjacent to West and Cameron Streets was the site of the old Alexandria High School. The facility has an outside basketball court and playground. There was also a hill and an outside tennis court, but in 1998 the hill was reduced and the tennis court eliminated. The resulting field will be available for the fall ASA program and the School Board is responsible for maintenance.
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John Adams School Park
Park Location: 5651 Rayburn Avenue
Park Area: 5.00 acres
Park Usage: Soccer Field, Little League, Basketball Court, and Playground, After School Recreation Center.
The school opened in January 1967 and is located at 5651 Rayburn Avenue. The soccer field and the Little League field are found behind the school on the north side. This is one of the larger soccer fields and is used primarily by ASA as well as pickup games by the local children. The Little League field partly covers the soccer field on it’s south side.
The Little League field is used by the school gym classes during the school year. The Department’s Youth Sports League uses the facility evenings during the baseball season.
The basketball court is found on the eastern side of the school adjacent to the playground. The playground is maintained by the Alexandria School Board.
The Center which is open after school has a full basketball Court. It offers open and league play for basketball. The Center has volley ball leagues and also adjoined to the gym is a playroom with ping pong and pool tables, board games, and all the activities offered at any other City Center.
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Jones Point Park
Park Location: Wilson Bridge
Park Area: 52.30 acres
Park Usage: Two Large Soccer Fields, Picnic Tables, Boat Docks and Fishing Piers, Garden Plots, Biking and Walking Trails, Wooded Nature Area, Large City Festivals and Events.
Captain John Smith sailed into the Potomac on June 16, 1608 and he later published graphic descriptions of the Potomac, the deep waters, the Indian settlements, variety of fish, the forests, fertile soil and quantity of wild game. These accounts brought adventurers and traders to the area in search of quick wealth. Cadwalder Jones was an English trader and map maker who built his cabin at Jones Point in 1699. Jones Point was later named for this early settler.
In 1654, Mistress Margaret Brent of Saint Mary’s City, Maryland became the first private owner of the site which later became the town of Alexandria. Land grants were awarded in the name of the English King Charles II. Margaret Brent’s land patent of 700 acres was part of a 6,000 acre award to Robert Howson in 1669. Howson sold his 6,000 acres to John Alexander for 6,000 pounds of tobacco and the casks containing it. Alexander found out in clearing title that the land he had purchased included the earlier grant of 700 acres to Margaret Brent. He then reimbursed the heirs of Margaret Brent with 10,500 pounds of tobacco and the casks containing it. Alexander’s name was given to the town which was built later upon part of his land. The area then was know as Belhaven, the new town of Alexandria was founded here in 1749.
In 1790, Congress requested President Washington to locate the Federal District. The survey placed the southern boundary of the new ten mile square District of Columbia Federal City at Jones Point where the marker was laid on the Potomac River shoreline. The land which George Washington had surveyed for the Federal City was within the capital boundaries for 45 years, from February 27, 1801 until September 7, 1846, when Alexandria was ceded back into Northern Virginia by Congress.
In 1855, the historic Jones Point Lighthouse was built close to the District of Columbia Federal City boundary marker. The Lighthouse guided ships past the area for 70 years from 1856 to 1926. This is the oldest inland waterway lighthouse in the United States. In 1926, the Department of Commerce built a 60 foot steel light tower on the river’s edge, 100 yards from the Lighthouse. The steel tower was torn down in the late 1930's.
By 1897, the commercial fisheries and fish processing plants located near Jones Point were the largest of any river on the East Coast, but pollution of the river increased, and the fishing industry declined to trivial importance by the end of World War I.
The Wilson Bridge over Jones Point Park, which connects Maryland and Virginia via U.S. Interstate Route 95 was completed in 1961. Now, under the bridge The Alexandria Seaport Foundation headquarters can be found at what was once the old U.S. Park Police Training Center. As for the Lighthouse and the memorial stone marker for Margaret Brent, they are still there surrounded by a picket fence.
The park today has two large soccer fields, picnic areas with picnic tables, walking and biking trails, garden plots for rent, two fishing piers built over two old ship ramps, and a large ship dock north of the bridge along the river. The park is popular with Bird watchers, dog owners and history buffs. The Park is noted for its annual City Birthday Festival as well as many other large events.
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Joseph Hensley Park
Park Location: 4200 Eisenhower Avenue
Park Area: 12.40 acres
Park usage: Softball fields, Soccer Field, Special Use facility.
This is one of the largest sports facilities in the City, it’s located at 4200 Eisenhower Ave. It has a Soccer field, three softball fields, a restroom, and storage facility. Also, there is a park shelter / gazebo.
This facility is used by the Adult Sports Leagues, Bishop Ireton Varsity and Junior Varsity Softball Teams, ASA, Lacrosse practice and sometimes used for special events such as the K-9 Olympics and the annual police K-9 show and some minor festivals.
This is a very attractive park.
The Park is named for the late “Joseph Hensley” former Director of the Department of Recreation who was instrumental in the development of this facility.
Joseph Hensley Park Rental Information
Amenities: multi-use fields, parking, picnic areas, seating
- For ball field and entire park rentals, please review the Fee Schedule
- If multi-use field is desired, renter must obtain a Field Permit
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King Street Gardens Park
Park Location: 1806 King Street
Park Area: 0.15 acres
Park Usage: Shady walkways, sitting areas, flower beds, plantings and architectural designs
King Street Gardens is a unique park that combines the art of architecture with living gardens of various plant life. The design suggests different meanings to each individual as they walk in and around the structure, but one can see by this example what can be accomplished when City of Alexandria government, citizens, and private organizations work together.
The park has benches and chairs for visitors, and has many dedications in the form of engraved brick-work pathways in the name of those who donated funds toward the completion of this park. Parking is available.
For additional information, visit the King Street Gardens Park Foundation, Inc.’s website at www.kingstreetgardenspark.org.
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Landover Park
Park Location: 3301 Landover Street
Park Area: 0.80 acres
Park Usage: A large park shelter, playground, sitting area, exercise equipment and water fountain.
The location of this park is at the dead end at 3301 Landover Street. The park has a fenced in perimeter with gate. It has area lighting it shares with Warrick Pool that resides next to the park and primarily sits a top a hill. There is a large park shelter here that provides a variety of uses -- most obvious a shelter from the elements. The playground is geared to the five to ten year old set and consists of swings and a sand box, climbing structure with tube slide. There is an exercise par course here also.
There are sitting areas and trees surround most of the perimeter providing shade. On the west side of the park along Landover Street at edge of the hill you will find large granite stones that not only help retain the hill, but also provide a nice focal point of landscaping.
In the middle of the park there is an open turf area where the children play kick ball, tag, play catch or throw the frisbee etc. There is a water fountain and hose bib near the park entry. The Warrick Village community is fortunate to have so many recreational opportunities within their neighborhood.
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Le Bosquet at Sunnyside
Park Location: 615 West Glebe Road
Park Area: 0.38 acres
Park Usage: This is a small neighborhood park designed as a passive park and is used by the local community as a sort of “meet and greet” place.
This park is located at 615 W. Glebe Road on the corner of W. Glebe Road, Old Dominion Drive and Notabene Drive. This neighborhood is named after Maurice Le Bosquet, the father of Mrs, Joan Rhodes, who in 1990 donated the final parcel of land needed to complete the park. The park has benches, a paved walkway and five parking places. The park is lighted and has a small open space screened from the street. This park is part of the Adopt a Park program sponsored by the Department of Recreation.
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Luckett Field
Park Location: 3540 Wheeler Avenue
Park Area: 5.61 acres
Park Usage: Softball and Baseball practices and Softball Games.
Luckett Field is located at the intersection of Duke Street and Wheeler Avenue (3540 Wheeler Ave.) adjacent to the School Board maintenance facility parking lot. The field is lighted and has a sprinkler system and a 300 ft. outfield fence. It is used by many leagues and groups such as Adult Sports Mens and Coed Softball Teams, the Thorton School, Bishop Ireton J.V. Baseball Team.
This facility is easily seen from the road as it is located at the bottom of Quaker Lane. It has been upgraded and the results have been very satisfying to the benefit of the community.
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Lyles Crouch Elementary School Park
Park Location: 530 South Saint Asaph Street
Park Area: 2.0 acres (1.27 acres Net Open Space)
School Usage: As of May, 1999 the school is now for grades 3 to 5 and serves students from the Rosemont and Old Town areas of the city.
Lyles-Crouch Elementary School is located at 530 South Saint Asaph Street. The school was built in 1958 and named for Mr. Rozier Lyles and Mrs. Carrie Crouch, former school teachers.
Maintenance of this location is the responsibility of the School Board. Outdoor Recreation includes a lighted basketball court, a small ballfield and playground. The Parks Division maintains the basketball court.
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Lynhaven Gateway Park
Park Location: 101 Lynhaven Drive
Park Area: 0.05 acres
Park Usage: Right of Way, Walking Path, and Neighborhood meet and greet place.
This park is located at the corner of 101 Lynhaven Drive. It is a City right of way and the local residents use the area to visit or to walk to and from.
The Parks Division maintains the grass and polices the area of trash and debris.
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Lynhaven Park
Park Location: 5 East Reed Avenue
Park Area: 0.25 acres
Park Usage: Neighborhood Park, Playground and Sitting Area
This park is located at 5 East Reed Avenue. The majority of its play equipment was upgraded in 1993. It was basically designed for the 5 to 10 year old age group. The park consists of two swings sets, challenge bars, and spring animals. The playground is fenced in with latching gates for safety, and there are sitting areas for adults to sit and observe the play activities.
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