Cameron Station Boulevard

Ben Brenman Park is a 45-acre civic open space at the geographic center of the redeveloped 4800 Duke Street Place 4800 Duke Street 164-acre former U.S. Army installation on Duke Street, active 1942–1995. Headquartered the Defense Logistics Agency, the Defense Mapping Agency, and elements of the U.S. Army … parcel. It was laid out across the former parade-ground / open- space center of the 1942–1995 U.S. Army installation during the 1998–2002 redevelopment cycle that converted the post into the present Cameron Station residential community. The park anchors the redevelopment’s civic core alongside the adjacent Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, named for Charles E. Beatley Jr. Person Charles E. Beatley Jr. b. 1916 · d. 2006 Two-term mayor of Alexandria, Virginia (1976–1979 and 1985–1991); namesake of the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library at 5005 Duke Street on the redeveloped parcel. Career … .

The park’s name honors Ben Brenman, an Alexandria civic figure connected with the redevelopment-era city government. Brenman’s full biographical record — living/deceased status, dates, exact role and tenure in Alexandria municipal government — is a research target for a future deepening pass against Alexandria Library Special Collections city-government records and contemporary Alexandria-press coverage of the Cameron Station redevelopment. ^[1] Source 1 Alexandria Library Special Collections Manuscript

Today the park hosts community recreation, neighborhood events, and pass-through trail traffic between the Cameron Station residential blocks. It is one of the larger civic parks in western Alexandria.