Hollensbury Spite House
The Hollensbury Spite House is a spite house located at 523 Queen Street in Alexandria, Virginia. The narrow building measures 7-feet 6-inches wide and is often called the skinniest house in the United States.Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: House
- Description: building in Virginia, United States
- Address: 523 Queen Street, Alexandria, VA, VA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop and Gadsby’s Tavern.
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 1,300 feet southeast of Hollensbury Spite House.
Gadsby’s Tavern
Restaurant
Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gadsby's Tavern is a complex of historic buildings at 134 and 138 North Royal Street at the corner of Cameron Street in the Old Town district of Alexandria, Virginia. Gadsby’s Tavern is situated 740 feet southeast of Hollensbury Spite House.
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. Carlyle House is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Hollensbury Spite House.
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.
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 Hollensbury Spite House.
Hollensbury Spite House
- Categories: spite house, building, and residential building
- Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.8073° or 38° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.0451° or 77° 2′ 42″ westInception
1830Levels
2Open location code
87C4RX43+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 643826428OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q111426970
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