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Alexandria Historic District

The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in . 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyceum Museum and Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop.

Museum
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The Lyceum is a historic museum and event space in . Built in 1839 on the initiative of Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 27, 1969, the year of its purchase by the city.

Museum
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The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop/Museum is a historic apothecary's shop in , that has been preserved as a museum. During its working life, it was owned by generations of a Quaker family.

Historic house
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The is a historical house located at 814 Duke Street in the Bottoms neighborhood of , . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2004.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosemont Historic District and Huntington.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district located in the North Ridge neighborhood of in the U.S. state of . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Village
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South Alexandria is an area of southeastern , . Despite the name, it is not part of the City of ; it is a colloquial name used by locals because the area has an Alexandria mailing address.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in that straddles southeastern and northeastern , located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the , depending on the definition used. is situated 2 miles north of Alexandria Historic District.

Alexandria Historic District

Latitude
38.80514° or 38° 48′ 19″ north
Longitude
-77.04693° or 77° 2′ 49″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
87C4RX43+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356601041
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4744102
Wiki­data ID
Q4720976
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In Other Languages

“Alexandria Historic District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alexandria Historic District”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Captains Row and Eisenhower East.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Washington Street United Methodist Church and Christ Episcopal Church.

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