Alexandria News

Marker on an Alexandria home.

Carlyle House is unique, an 18th-century Palladian-style house located in Alexandria, Va.

A decorated storefront window on King Street in Old Town. This store sells a variety of olive oils.

An eight story apartment collapses in Alexandria Egypt

The Lee-Fendall House. This home was in Robert E. Lee's family for a long period of time.

Rescuers search for trapped victims after an apartment collapsed in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Old Town Farmers' Market at the Market Square originated in 1753 and is one of the longest continuously operating farmers' market in the US. Here is one of the tables set up on Dec. 1.

Army enlistment tents

Christ Church, as seen from a distance. It is difficult to capture the scope of the architecture, even from a distance.

The ballroom at Gadsby's. This is the location where George Washington's birthday party was given in 1798 and 1799 (the year he died). Today the museum continues the tradition and celebrates Washington's birthday each year.

This image was taken during a 2009 tour, this pew was the one Washington and his family occupied for Sunday services.

The current pulpit was installed in the late 19th century, it is not an original, but a replica in design, placement and liturgical practices to be consistent with the way it would have looked in the 18th century.

Image of the house marked "John Douglass Brown House". The city's website describes this structure as perhaps the "least altered of the surviving early buildings"

Back in Colonial times Gadsby's Tavern was a location where many prominent people visited, ate, drank, socialized, and attended meetings and performances. Washington was a patron as was John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and Marquis de Lafayette and many other domestic and foreign dignitaries. Here, the museum has replicated the "main" tavern section.

This is what behind one of the shop's counters looked like from a customer's perspective in this long-running business.

Visitors at Carlyle House for "A Soldier's Christmas" living history event on Dec. 1, 2012

An image taken inside Carlyle House. This house was modeled after a Scottish country manor.

A selection of old glass baby bottles on display at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum

A snapshot of history. This image is on display at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary and shows what the shop looked like when it was operational. The business claimed bankruptcy in 1933 and the owners simply locked the doors and walked away.

An image of the interior located on the museum's main floor. The doors to this building were simply locked in 1933 when the business filed for bankruptcy. The building and its contents are authentic to how it was left with supplies still in the bottles and drawers. Truly remarkable.