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| Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts | |
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| Location | Wolf Trap, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Vienna, Virginia, U.S. |
| Area | 130 acres (53 ha)[1] |
| Established | October 15, 1966 |
| Visitors | 424,364 (in 2017)[2] |
| Governing body | National Park Service Wolf Trap Foundation |
| Website | Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts |
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (originally known as the Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts and simply known as Wolf Trap) is a performing arts center located on 117 acres (47 ha) of national park land in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, near the town of Vienna. Through a partnership and collaboration of the National Park Service and the non-profit Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, the park offers both natural and cultural resources.
Its land was donated to the United States government by Catherine Filene Shouse, who sought to preserve her former farm as parkland. In 1966, Congress accepted Shouse's gift and authorized Wolf Trap Farm Park as the first national park for the performing arts.[3] It was given its present name on August 21, 2002.
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Library of Congress Online Catalogue