Alexandria Historic District

Alexandria Historic District
Old Dominion Bank Building, now an art gallery called The Athenaeum, in Old Town
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Built: 1748
Architect: Multiple
Architectural style: Colonial, Late Victorian, Federal
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 66000928
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: November 13, 1966[1]
Designated NHLD: November 13, 1966[2]

Alexandria Historic District is a historic district in Alexandria, Virginia. It is noted for its "outstanding" Federal-style buildings, although other late 18th- and 19th-century architecture is represented.[3]

The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.[2][3][4][5]

Other National Historic Landmarks within the district include:

Other National Register-listed properties within the district, include:

The commercial center of the district is around S. Washington Street and King Street. Notable buildings in that area include the Art Deco Virginia Public Service building at 117 S. Washington, the Post Office and Courthouse at 200 S. Washington, and the Burke and Herbert Bank at 625 King.[5]:1

Properties within the district were inventoried in 2001.[5]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b "Alexandria Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=706&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  3. ^ a b Edward P. Alexander (March 28, 1969), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: AlexandriaPDF (32 KB), National Park Service 
  4. ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Addendum, Alexandria Historic District, Alexandria, VirginiaPDF (32 KB), National Park Service, October 31, 1984 
  5. ^ a b c Itemization of properties included in Alexandria Historic District, Alexandria, VirginiaPDF (32 KB), Virginia DHR, November 27, 2001 

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