Marie Butler Leven Preserve
| Marie Butler Leven Preserve | |
| 1501 Kirby Road | |
| McLean, VA 22101 | |
| Type | Resource-based park |
| Size | 20.36 acres |
| Planning District | McLean Planning District |
The Marie Butler Leven Preserve is a 20.36-acre resource-based park in McLean.
Upon his death in 1962, economist Maurice J. Leven gifted his estate, Anoria, to the Fairfax County Park Authority on the condition that it be named after his first wife and that it solely be used as an arboretum and nature preserve.[1]
References
- ↑ "Park Board Will Develop Nature Area." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jul 13 1963. ProQuest. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.
