Evening star., 1939-03-30
Alexandra Historic
Homes Listed for
Tour April IS
Places Include Buildings
Where Much American
Lore Is Found
sy a Stan Correspondent Of The Star.


Lore Is Found
By Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 3d.
The Alexandria Association an
nounced today the list of places to
be opened to the public during its
sixth annual tour of historic homes
April Is.
The tour will include residences
figuring prominently in early Amer
ican life and public buildings In
which a large part of Americas his
tory was formed.
The association is devoted.to pre-
serving Alexandria's historic build
ings and is engaged In restorative
work
Tickets for the tour are available
at the George Mason Hotel, the
Anchorage, at 6O3 Queen street;
Collingwood Tea House, on Mount
Vernon boulevard, or at any of the
buildings visited. Tickets will per-
NIT the owners to visit all the
homes listed on the tour, and the
trip may be started from any point
along the route, it was stated.
Places Included in Tour.
Among the places of interest al
ready selected are the following:
Residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Monfalcone, 305 North Wash
ington street, depicting early type
architecture with an impressive
front.
Residence Of Judge and Mrs Erwin
L. Davis, 2l5 North Washington
street, built In 1854 by Benjamin
Hallowell
The Alexandria Lodge of Masons
in the City Hall is known as the
lodge of George Washington and
contains many early relics in a
museum. Exhibits include the chair
used by George Washington when
he was worshipful master.
The Humphrey Hotel courtyard,
309 Cameron street This tract was
purchased at Alexandria's first auc-
tion in 1749 by Henry Salkeld. Since
1917 it has been used as a tavern.
The courtyard was designed to ac-
COIIlIllOudIc SIdSc CUdCllco.
Historic Carlyle House.
The Carlyle House at 12l North
Fairfax street is said to be the most
historic of all buildings here. Built
in 1852 by John Carlyle. who built
Christ Church and the Presbyterian
Meeting House Often visited by
Gen. Washington and many Colo
nal Governors.
Garden of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
A. Councillor, 113 South Lee street,
built on lot purchased in l749' by
Lawrence Washington, Burgess for
Fairfax.
Home of Mrs. Fitzhugh Talman.
Ill Prince street, erected about 1870.
has been restored and furnished
with period furniture.
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph I.
Weller, 100 Prince street. Site pur-
chased from John Harper in 1888
by Michael Thorn.
Residence of Col. and Mrs. Charles
Beatty Moore, 207 Prince street,
built 1877 years ago by William Fair
fax, one of .Alexandria's founders.
Residence of Herbert Little and
Ruby Black, 211 " Prince street. in
cluding novel corner fireplaces in
each room.
Home of Mrs. Garland Lambert,
2l0 Prince street, built in 1856, of
early American design.
Home of Edward Van Devanter,
22l and 223 South Lee street, built
about 1850, with clapboard over
brick, containing corner mantels. Be-
lieved to have been built by Dennis
Ramsey, first Mayor of Alexandria.
Garden of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Sill
cox, 3lO South Lee street, on slope
to the Potomac River, with box
shrubbery and flowers.
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Ross, Alb South Lee street, built by
Gen. Daniel Roberdeau.
Greek Revival Architecture.
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w.
Blair, 1923 South Fairfax street, is
example of Greek revival architec-
ture
Old Presbyterian Meeting House,
32l South Fairfax street, completed
In 1774.
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
F.. McAllister, AIS Wolfe street, built
In 1853.
-Four hundred and fourteen Frank
lin street, known formerly as Yates
Tavern, where Washington attend
ed a party on July 4, 1893.
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Ste
vens, 8l4 Franklin street, built be-
fore the American Revolution and
formerly the Jockey Club of Alex
andria
Home of Miss Anne Lewis Jones,
708 Wolfe street, built about $50
years ago, with grape arbor garden.
Alexandria Academy, at Washing
ton and Wolfe streets. of which
Washington was a trustee.
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. John N
Benney, 1913 South Pitt street, on
site formerly owned by George
Washington.
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward j.
Sparks, 212 South Fairfax street,
the former home of DR.. William
Brown, surgeon general of the
Continental Army.
ALC
cary Shop on Fairfax street, built
In 1892, containing many early
pharmaceutical relics and records
of business transacted with WASH
ington and other historical figures.
Gadsby's Tavern, at Royal and
Cameron streets, famous inn of early
American life.