Carlyle House
Carlyle House is a historic mansion in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, built by Scottish merchant John Carlyle from 1751 to 1752 in the Georgian style.Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: historic house in Virginia, United States
- Address: 121 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop and Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop
Museum
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop/Museum is a historic apothecary's shop in Alexandria, Virginia, that has been preserved as a museum. During its working life, it was owned by generations of a Quaker family. Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop is situated 420 feet southwest of Carlyle House.
Torpedo Factory Art Center
Art gallery
Photo: nostri-imago, CC BY 2.0.
The Torpedo Factory Art Center is the former U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, a naval munitions factory on the banks of the Potomac River in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, which was converted into an art center in 1974. Torpedo Factory Art Center is situated 610 feet east of Carlyle House.
Athenaeum
Art gallery
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Athenaeum is a gallery of fine arts and a performance venue in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is also home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association since 1964. Athenaeum is situated 650 feet south of Carlyle House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandria Historic District and Huntington.
Alexandria Historic District
Neighborhood
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.
Huntington
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
South Alexandria is an area of southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia. Despite the name, it is not part of the City of Alexandria; it is a colloquial name used by locals because the area has an Alexandria mailing address. Huntington is situated 1½ miles southwest of Carlyle House.
Potomac Yard
Suburb
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, depending on the definition used. Potomac Yard is situated 2 miles north of Carlyle House.
Carlyle House
- Categories: house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8052° or 38° 48′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.04193° or 77° 2′ 31″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87C4RX45+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 205321339OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingGeoNames ID
4750984Wikidata ID
Q5043138
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