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Taking a break for a bit. I’ll be back with some more photos to share eventually. (This is a painting of my dog that my...
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Yet another spite house, but this one on Prince St measures three inches wider than the one on Queen St. A whole 7ft 9in wide.
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At the bottom right you can just make out the Basilica St. Mary Catholic Church’s spire behind these homes on Wolfe St. They ring the...
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George Washington endowed a school here in 1785 for orphan children. This is now the HQ for the Campagna Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to...
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The Hollensbury Spite House is considered the skinniest house in the US. It measures 7 ft 6 in (2.3m) and was built in 1830 to...
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The home at 415 Prince St began as the Bank of Potomac in 1805. Then became the Farmers Bank of Virginia prior to the civil...
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The French-Lawler House on S Washington is a Queen Anne style house built in the late 1800s. It first belonged to a bookseller’s family, then...
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Alexandria Market House & City Hall has been on this site since 1749. This replica of the former building was completely rebuilt after a fire...
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King Street is (mostly) empty at 0600.
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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...
