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Alexandria Historic District

National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Summary

National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Field	Value
name	Alexandria Historic District
nrhp_type	nhld
nocat	yes
designated_other1	Virginia Landmarks Register
designated_other1_date	November 5, 1968
designated_other1_number	100-0121
designated_other1_num_position	bottom
image	Athenaeum - Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.jpg
caption	Old Dominion Bank Building in Old Town,
now "The Athenaeum", an art gallery
location	Alexandria, Virginia
coordinates
built	1748
architect	Multiple
architecture	Colonial, Late Victorian, Federal
designated_nrhp_type	November 13, 1966{{cite web
url	http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=706&ResourceType=District
title	Alexandria Historic District
access-date	2008-02-18
work	National Historic Landmark summary listing
publisher	National Park Service
url-status	dead
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20080101010556/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=706&ResourceType=District
archive-date	2008-01-01
added	November 13, 1966
refnum	66000928

now "The Athenaeum", an art gallery |access-date=2008-02-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101010556/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=706&ResourceType=District |archive-date=2008-01-01 The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia. Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture. The district was locally designated (as the Old and Historic Alexandria district) in 1946 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

History

The city of Alexandria was chartered in 1748, and its city center was laid out as a grid of streets on the west bank of the Potomac River. One of the surveyors involved in this work was future United States President George Washington. The city grew to become a major seaport serving much of northern Virginia, and its streets were lined with Federal style townhouses. The city remained a major port, dealing principally in grain and tobacco, until the American Civil War. Elements of its historic importance as a port continues in the survival of several waterfront warehouses from that period.

Other National Historic Landmarks within the district include:

Christ Church
Gadsby's Tavern Museum

Other National Register-listed properties within the district include:

Bank of Alexandria
Alexandria City Hall

The district boundaries, as defined by the National Register and the Virginia Landmarks Register, are the Potomac River to the east, Queen Street to the north, Jones Point and the Capital Beltway to the south, and Alfred Street to the west. There are a few extensions beyond these bounds, notably along Washington Street as far north as 2nd Street. 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 Street, the Post Office and Courthouse at 200 S. Washington Street, and the Burke and Herbert Bank at 621 King Street.

Gallery

File:515 North Washington Street.jpg|515 North Washington Street (1848) File:Burke & Herbert Bank, 621 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia.jpg|Burke & Herbert Bank at 621 King Street (1906) Image:Old Pier 1 building in Alexandria.jpg|117 S. Washington St. (c.1930s) Image:Alexandria Academy.jpg|The Alexandria Academy Image:HistoricAlexandriaRoundel.jpg|Roundel used to designate a historic building in Alexandria

References

"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
{{NRISref
Department of Historic Resoruces, "[https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/HistoricDistricts.pdf Historic Districts in Virginia]", 2014, p. 7
Edward P. Alexander. (March 28, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Alexandria". National Park Service.
(October 31, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Addendum, Alexandria Historic District, Alexandria, Virginia". National Park Service.
(November 27, 2001). "Itemization of properties included in Alexandria Historic District, Alexandria, Virginia". Virginia DHR.
Within this larger district is a smaller historic district as defined by the National Historic Landmark designation, consisting of the central portion of the larger district.[https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Alexandria.pdf "Alexandria's Listed Historic Districts"] Virginia Department of Historic Resources

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