Evening star., 1938-04-20
ALEXANDRIA TOUR
IS SET FOR MAY 4
Historical Homes to Be Seen
for Benefit of Two
Church Groups.


Aid Society Of st. Pauls Church and
the Parish Aid Society of Christ
Church, will be held Saturday. Nav
IA. with l9 historical sites included,
1t was announced today.
The tour will be he.d from 10 am.
to pm. and from pm. until S pm.
Tickets may be obtained at the George
Mason Hotel or from any OF the
houses visited.
Included on the tour is the home
of the Rev. and Mrs Harry Lee Doll,
407 North Washington street. This
is the former home of Mrs. Lee. widow
OF Gen. Henry Light Horse Harry
Lee, and her children, one Of whom
was Robert E. Lee.
Other places listed are the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald j. Marian. 2ll
Cameron street, which was erected by
John Dalton, one Of the first trustees
OF Alexandria. for his daughter.
Contains Lee Secretary.
At 500 Cameron street. the home Of
Mrs. D. M. French, which was the
home OF Hannah Ramsey, sister of
Col, Dennis Ramsey who was one
OF George Washington's pallbearers.
Built in 1894, the home contains the
secretary which once belonged to
Richard Henry Lee.
The residence of Judge and Mrs.
Edwin L. Davis at 2l5 North WASH
ington street, the former home of
Benjamin Hallowell
Christ Church, at Cameron and Co.
lumbus streets Built in 1878, it was
the worshiping place Of George WASH
ington.
The only home in the town which
has the pineapple TRIM denoting
hospitality. is now owned by 1t. Col.
and Mrs. John c. Swank 226 North
Alfred street Recently restored. it is
said to retain the spirit and charm of
Colonial days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Douglas are the
fifth generation to own their home at
9l3 Cameron street, where may be
found heirlooms of silver, furniture
and ornaments.
More than $50 years old, the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Taylor at
8l7 Prince street retains the design
and atmosphere of earlier periods.
"Flounder Type" Of House.
The home of Miss Edith Snowden
and Miss Elsie Snowden at 2l1 South
Washington street is known as the
founder type" house. with its double
gallery, which is peculiar to Alexan-
dria.
Architects from the Interior De-
partment have measured and photo
graphed the carved and paneled wood
work in the home OF DR.. and Mrs.
Ford Swetnam at BIS Franklin street.
1t was the former town house Of Mai.
and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Of Wood
lawn. who lived here during the win
ter seasons.
Yates Tavern was once the name
Of the house at 4l4 Franklin street.
Later it acquired the name of Spring
Gardens" because Of its old-fash-
ioned setting In flowers, boxwood and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Sparks, 2l2
South Fairfax street, live in the
home Of DR.. William Brown, who
built the house in ITS and who was
physician general to the Continental
Army.
st. Paul's Church, at 220 South
Pitt street, is another point of interest
to be shown. The interior Is pat
termed after St. James Church in
London and was erected in 1877.
Many historical figures may be found
in its old parish records.
The old Leadbeater house. owned
by Col. and Mrs. Charles Barrett of
2l3 South Pitt street, contains many
features. among which Is
an old verse etched In window pane
in 1928
Boothe Home Opened.
A Dutch oven, built-in kitchen
clock, original brasses, freplaces and
woodwork remain in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Armistead Boothe. 2l1
South Pitt street. In the yard is 4
pink horse chestnut tree brought from
Mowbray. England, SO years ago.
~~AAOA 0SR1A VAAlSAAC OIL SIl1lCCLS DlACe
the date Of the home of Miss Susie
and Miss Ellen Fawcett. at
1850, The house. at SIT Prince street,
was selected as one OF the fine old
buildings Of the city for which archi-
tectural drawings were made and
filed in the Library of Congress.
At 2l1 South st. Asaph street, the
home OF Mrs. John Tackett has re-
mained unchanged. While Alexandria
was held by Federal forces in 1862,
this was the home Of Federal Judge
Underwood, where he formulated
plans for the creation Of the new
State OF West Virginia.
. Mr.. and Mrs. John Joynt occupy
the old house at COL Duke street, said
to have been erected in l795 by
Benjamin Dulaney. Gen. Lafayette
addressed the people Of Alexandria
from the front steps Of this structure
when he visited here In 1874.