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Known as Holland House, this home was originally built in the 1780s and has been added on over the years. The home on Wolfe St...
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This little free library of art is on S Fayette near Duke St. You can take a piece of art, leave a piece of art,...
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Ford’s Landing sits at the southern edge of Old Town. This site has been a shipyard in the 1800s, a Ford factory in the early...
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107 N Fairfax is the home of Docli Gelati. Right across the street from City Hall, it’s a busy spot when the tours are in...
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Named after two prominent black educators, Lyles Crouch Traditional Academy is the only public elementary school in the historic district. Founded in 1935 in an...
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Many of the townhomes in Old Town have these vestibules. The outer doors are open on this house, but most of them look like shutters.
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This house on the 900 block of Prince Street reminds me of something I would see in San Francisco.
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Shiloh Baptist Church on Duke St was founded in 1863 and this building dedicated in 1893. It was one of 10 black churches in Alexandria...
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Today is the annual Old Town Arts and Crafts fair. Dozens of artisans with all sorts of handmade items for sale. We picked up a...
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I guess as long as the roots aren’t growing into the foundation, you just leave it alone…
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The Departmental Progressive Club sits at the corner of Gibbon and S Royal. It was created in 1927 by African American federal workers amidst harsh...
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It’s not just me, right? This house is leaning? Full disclosure, there is a slight hill on this stretch so that could skew perspective. But...
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This house on the corner of S Fairfax and Duke was supposedly a corner store from the mid-1800s until the 1950s. It’s now a private...
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Old Town houses love their flower boxes and front benches (or sometimes a table and chairs).
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This house on South Pitt St has an amazing yard and looks cute from the outside. The Internet says it was built in 1920 and...
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The City of Alexandria wrapped some of their busses and painted two of the crosswalks outside City Hall for Pride month! Today was Pride Fest...
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Virtue Feed & Grain is a restaurant on South Union Street bordering Wales Alley and has a nice view of the Potomac. The building was...
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I couldn’t find anything online about this gate, so I don’t know if it’s historical or not. But it is right around the corner from...
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Many of the homes in Old Town have tiny little alleys to access the back yard. I love the variety of doors and gates people...
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402 Wolfe on the left. 406 Wolfe on the right. 404 Wolfe, house not found. 😆
