Wolf Trap Farm Park

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
IUCN category II (national park)
A map of the park
Location	Wolf Trap, Virginia
Nearest city	Vienna, Virginia
Area	130 acres (53 ha)
Established	October 15, 1966 (1966-10-15)
Visitors	424,364 (in 2017)
Governing body	National Park Service, Wolf Trap Foundation

Filene Center

View of venue from lawn area (c.2006)
Address	1551 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182-1643
Location	D.C. Area
Owner	Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Capacity	7,024
Construction
Broke ground	May 22, 1968 (1968-05-22)
Opened	July 1, 1971 (1971-07-01)
Construction cost	$3.6 million ($25.3 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect	MacFadyen and Knowles
Project manager	Eastern Service Center
Structural engineer	Lev Zetlin & Associates
Services engineer	Flack + Kurtz Inc.
General contractor	Coe Construction
Main contractors	Norair Engineering
Website
Venue Website
Building details
General information
Renovated	1982-84 (opened July 30, 1984)
Renovation cost	$18.8 million ($47.8 million in 2017 dollars)
Renovating team
Architect	Joseph Boggs John MacFadyen
Renovating firm	Dewberry & Davis
Other designers	JBG Associates Wyle Laboratories Sprung Instant Structures Fisher Dachs Associates
Main contractor	G&C Construction
Building details
General information
Renovated	2012-14
Renovating team
Architect	Martinez+Johnson Architecture
Engineer	Gauthier Alvarado & Associates
Structural engineer	K2N Crest
Other designers	Revere Copper Products Inc. James Myers Company
Main contractor	MarChuk Construction

Coordinates: 38°56′13″N 77°15′43″W / 38.93694°N 77.26194°W / 38.93694; -77.26194

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 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.

The park began as a donation from Catherine Filene Shouse. Encroaching roads and suburbs led Mrs. Shouse to preserve this former farm as a park. In 1966 Congress accepted Mrs. Shouse's gift and authorized Wolf Trap Farm Park (its original name) as the first national park for the performing arts. On August 21, 2002, the park's name was changed to its present one, thus reflecting its mission while keeping the historical significance of this area.

The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization founded by Catherine Filene Shouse concurrent with the donation of her Wolf Trap Farm to the National Park Service. The Park is operated as a public/private partnership between the Park Service and the Foundation. The former staffs and operates the park grounds, and the latter produces and presents the performance and education programs.

The Foundation presents performances in the Filene Center from May through September and at The Barns at Wolf Trap year-round. The latter venue being adjacent to but outside the park proper. In addition, the Foundation operates the Wolf Trap Opera Company, a resident company for young opera singers.