Alexandria Historic District
Alexandria Historic District | |
Old Dominion Bank Building in Old Town, now "The Athenaeum", an art gallery | |
| Location | Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′12″N 77°2′47″W / 38.80333°N 77.04639°W |
| Built | 1748 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Late Victorian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000928 |
| VLR No. | 100-0121 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | November 13, 1966 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968 |
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. The district was locally designated (as the Old and Historic Alexandria district) in 1946 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.