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was freed by Martha Washington.
Continue for three blocks. At 604
Wolfe Street is the Alexandria
Academy 8, built with the
support of George Washington
and others. This free school was
attended by white children
before it became a school for
African-Americans in the first
half of the 19th century.
Cross South Washington
Street and turn right. After
two blocks you’ll come to the
Lyceum 9, a building inspired
by a Doric temple, which was
originally a library, then a y Gadsby’s Tavern, where President Jefferson’s inaugural banquet was held
hospital for Union troops
during the Civil War, and now a Confederate army on May 24, p160), now a private residence.
local history museum. A statue 1861. Turn left on Prince Street Alexandria loves its dogs and
of a Confederate soldier, and walk two blocks to South they are all welcome at the
ORONOCO STREET r
e “Appomattox,” stands Alfred Street. Turn right to Olde Towne School of Dogs on
Braddock
Road in the center of see the Friendship Firehouse the corner of Oronoco and St.
0.7mile the Prince and Asaph Streets. Turn right on
(1.2km) 0 at 107. Dating from
Washington Streets 1855, it became home St. Asaph and cross Princess
intersection, marking to Alexandria’s first fire Street with its cobblestones
PRINCESS ST
NO RT H WA S H I N G T O N S T RE E T N O RT H ST A S APH ST REE T Portrait of Robert E. Lee r colorful shops and 1769 is at 508 Cameron Steet t.
company, originally
that were laid in the 1790s.
the spot where troops
Cross Cameron Street and turn
left Alexandria to join the
established in 1774. Turn
w QU E E N S T R E E T right on King Street left. A replica of the small house
built by George Washington in
where you’ll find
Turning right on Royal Street,
restaurants. Turn
Street. Christ
Museum y (see p160), where
q CAMERON STREET NO RTH R O YA L ST R E E T NORTH FAIRFAX ST left on Washington you’ll find Gadsby’s Tavern
King Street t FOUNDERS Church q will be Jefferson’s inaugural banquet
1mile (1.5km) NORTH PITT ST y u i NO RTH L E E S T R E E T N O RT H U N I O N S T PARK on your left. Wander was held. Across the street is the
through the historic
City Hall u. Continue on Cameron
cemetery and into
SOUTH ALFRED ST SOUTH COLUMBUS ST 9 S OUT H WA S H I N G T O N S TR E E T PRI NCE STR E E T SO U TH P IT T ST REET SO U TH ROYA L S TRE ET 3 4 5 o PARK J P o t o m a c R
the church – this is
The Bank of Alexandria, the city’s
0 K I N G S T R E E T MARKET 2 1 where every year Street and cross Fairfax Street.
SQUARE
oldest bank, established in 1792,
SO U TH ST ASAPH STREET
presidents have
is Carlyle House i (see p160), a
come to honor
George Washington
Georgian mansion modeled after
on his birthday.
the Scottish Craigiehall. Go to the
WATERFRONT
rear to see the gardens. Back on
Continue on
Fairfax Street, continue to King
past Lloyd House w, a
D U K E S T R E E T
Georgian home built in
shop windows for two blocks on
your way to the Torpedo Factory
1796, once a station on
Art Center on Union Street o
the underground railroad.
After two blocks turn right
(see p161), a dynamic arts center.
8 W OLFE S TREET 6 SOUTH FAIRFAX ST SO U TH LEE ST REE T S OUT H U N I ON S T R E E T on Oronoco Street at Street and turn left. Enjoy the
7 Lee-Fendall House
Museum e (see p161).
The house, now a
museum, was built by
Key Philip Fendall who then
married the sister of
Walk route
“Light Horse” Harry Lee
(Robert E. Lee’s father
and a Revolutionary
0 meters 300
hero). Across the road at
0 yards 300 607 Oronoco Street is
the Boyhood Home of o The Torpedo Factory, with riverview studios,
Robert E. Lee r (see art galleries, and an archeology museum
Waterfalls at Great Falls Park, Virginia
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