Bank of Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia)
The Bank of Alexandria is a historic bank building located at Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1807, and consists of a three-story main block, with a two-story east wing. The main block is five bays wide and 7 bays deep. In 1848, James Green purchased the building and turned it into a hotel, then in 1855, he expanded it across the lawn of the Carlyle House next door, tripling the size of the Mansion House Hotel. The hotel was used as a hospital during the Civil War. In the late 1960's, the expansion, by then an aging apartment building, was torn down by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority to reveal Carlyle House, which was restored in 1976.[3][4]
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| Location | 133 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′19″N 77°2′33″W |
| Built | 1807 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002202 [1] |
| VLR No. | 100-0004 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | April 17, 1973[2] |
The remaining part of the bank building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Alexandria Historic District.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- William M. Lightsey (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bank of Alexandria" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2013. and Accompanying photo Archived September 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Informational sign in Carlyle House Historic Park
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-449, "Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent City, VA", 4 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
