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The Tannery Yard townhomes sit where the C C Smoot and Co. Tannery used to be. Smoot owned the Tannery, a lumber yard, and was...

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The Tannery Yard townhomes sit where the C C Smoot and Co. Tannery used to be. Smoot owned the Tannery, a lumber yard, and was...
The Friendship Fire Company was established here in 1774 and was the first volunteer fire company in Alexandria. The building is now a museum dedicated...
The Vowell-Smith house is the largest house in Old Town Alexandria. And from this angle it looks reeeeal spooky.
They love their arches here.
I wonder if they need a parking permit for the moped?
The Ramsay House is the oldest house in Alexandria. Built in 1749 by William Ramsay, a founder of Alexandria and the first mayor. It was...
The wife snapped this on our evening walk with the dogs. King Street looking west from the waterfront towards the George Washington Masonic Memorial.
Today is Presidents‘ Day, officially Washington’s Birthday to the federal government. It would be Washington’s 292nd birthday. It’s also the 275th year since Alexandria was...
The Old Dominion Boat Club was founded in 1880. In 1947 they started a high school rowing program at the city’s high school. It’s the...
We were supposed to get snow last night. 501 Duke St was built in 1780 and once owned by George Washington’s nephew. As you can...
This downspout is marked with the TW & RC Smith foundry name and “Alexandria DC”. Alexandria was returned to Virginia in 1846, so the downspout...
The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) headquarters was built in 1910. In the 80s it was sold to developers and turned into...
Little Theater of Alexandria (LTA) is the local community theater. Founded in 1934, they’ve produced almost 400 shows.
The Columbia Firehouse on South Saint Asaph was home to the Columbia Steam Engine Fire Company in 1871. In 2009 it became the Columbia Firehouse...
We have a lot of brick sidewalks in Old Town. And most of them are NOT flat.
Nothing especially historic about these homes that I’m aware of. Just a whole lotta brick and cute doors.
Gadsby’s Tavern sits on the corner of Royal and Cameron streets. George Washington was a frequent visitor and the tavern has hosted other famous people...
Underneath the Woodrow Wilson bridge at Jones Point Park.
There’s always a cause to fight in Old Town.
Originally the Second Presbyterian Church, built in 1840, the building at 601 Prince St has also housed a civil war hospital, the Virginia Tech Washington-Alexandria...