Founders Park
Founders Park is a park in Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia which is located on North Union Street. Founders Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Captains Row, as well as near Alexandria Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torpedo Factory Art Center and 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.
Carlyle House
Historic building
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandria Historic District and Rosemont Historic District.
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.
Rosemont Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rosemont Historic District is a historic district located in the North Ridge neighborhood of Alexandria City in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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 Founders Park.
Founders Park
- Type: Park
- Address: 351 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.80758° or 38° 48′ 27″ northLongitude
-77.03903° or 77° 2′ 21″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C4RX56+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 27308970OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4759819
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