About Hume Springs

The Hume Springs neighborhood is named after the spring that once stood on the property of Mr. Frank Hume, a very successful grocer and liquor merchant in Washington who became a popular philanthropist. Mr. Hume owned the nearby Warwick Estate and surrounding land where the spring was located and adorned with a large stone gazebo that was often visited in summer by wealthy guests from the City of Washington.

The famous spring was located in the middle of old Mount Vernon Avenue, at or very near the intersection with present-day Reed Avenue but was eventually destroyed for road expansion and commercial development in the area. The spring fed into the Four Mile Run stream which now separates the City of Alexandria and Arlington County.  The last remaining natural portion of this stream can be seen between Hume Springs houses and the Cora Kelly School playground.

The History of Hume Springs

1790s

In 1791, the land of the Hume Springs neighborhood was included in the area of land selected by George Washington to become a part of the original diamond shape of the District of Columbia.

1800s

In 1846, the land compromising Alexandria and Arlington County (including Hume Springs) was returned to Virginia governance. In 1870, the City of Alexandria became independent of the County, but Hume Springs land remained with the County at this time.

1900s

In 1908, the Town of Potomac, including the Hume Springs marshland, was incorporated as a town into what is now Arlington County. Then in 1930, the Town of Potomac was annexed by the City of Alexandria, finally bringing Hume Springs under the governance of the City of Alexandria.

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