Evening star., 1945-04-30

IN Alexandra 9ef Tor
Saturday by Auxiliary
The annual tour Of historic houses
in Alexandria, Va, will be held from
10 am. to 6 pm. Saturday under the
sponsorship of the Woman's Auxil-
iary of st. Paul's Episcopal Church
Tickets for the tour will carry q
miniature map of the downtown
section of the city, with locations OF
tour houses marked in. The map
also will carry illustrations of archi-
tectural details of historic houses,
the work Of Mrs. Edward o. Bulburt,
a member of the Tour Committee.
In addition to visits to the 10
houses included in the tour, the
Young Women's League of st. Paul S
Church will exhibit heirlooms owned
by Alexandria families. This exhibit
will be held at St. Paul's Parish
House, South Pitt and Duke streets.
Ticket Sale Tomorrow.
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at
the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce, POI South Washington street.
They may be purchased the day of
the tour at the old Stabler-Lead-
beater Apothecary Shop, lot South
Fairfax street, one of the buildings
included in the tour.
Luncheon will be served, beginning
at 1:30 am, at the Christ Episcopal
Church Parish House, 128 North Co.
lumbus street.
Other houses to be open during
the tour are:
; The DR.. William Brown house, 2l2
South Fairfax street, owned by
Howard r. Tolley, chief OF the Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics, Ag-
riculture Department, and Mrs. Toll
ley. The house, frame over brick
structure, was built in TITS by DR..
Brown, who gave up his practice to
become surgeon Of the I'd Virginia
Regiment in the Revolution and
was later elected by the Continental
Congress to be physician general
and director of hospitals of the Con-
tinental Army.
Restored Structure.
The DR.. James Craik house, PIC
Duke street, owned by DR.. and Mrs
Laurance M. Thompson. This is q
ur-story brick residence built be-
tween 1790 and 1795 by George
Coryell, who, as young man, had
ferried Washington across the Della.
ware on the night of December Is
1776. Restored after being unoccu.
pied for 10 years, it now combines
fine old pine panelling and wood
work saved from the smaller Cor
yell house next door, which was
beyond repair for modern use.
Three-story brick residence ot
Mrs. Will L. Lowrie, PIT North Roya,
street, built in 1880, and opened TO,
the tour the first time in five years
Brick for the house was brought
over from England as ballast in the
holds Of cargo ships. All of the
timbers were hand hewn and the
floors are the original wood.
Small White House.
Home of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Berrien
Eaton, 419 South Lee street, owned
by Mrs. Frank D. Butler. This is q
small white house, built about 17o5
Town house of George William
Fairfax of Belvoir, Washington's
neighbor, at POT Prince street, owned
by Col. and Mrs. Charles Beatty
Moore. The house was constructed
by Col. William Fairfax, father OF
George, in 1852. The formal brick
residence has an Adam arch in the
hall and stairway, both more than
100 years old, and is credited with
the first bathroom in Alexandria
which was located on the third floor
Flemish bond brick home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Niepold, COS South
Lee street, believed to have been
built about 1790 by a member Of the
Alexander family for whom the city
Is named. The Niepolds purchased
the house 10 years ago from the
Hancock family which occupied II
for so years. A formal garden with
rows Of boxwood has been added.
Taken From Owner.
Three STORY brick home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Childs. 2l0 Prince
street. built by Col. Michael Swops
Of the Revolutionary Army about
i7s6. During the Civil War thia
house was taken from william N
Mcveigh under an oct of Congress
TO suppress insurrection," but wal
returned 10 Mcvelsh In 1883, Ths
architecture IA typleally Georgian.
Residence of Edward G. Van De.
vsnteF. 3si South Lee street. Q pre-.
Revolutionary home built In leo hs
Col. nennis Ramsay who served .,
q Mayor ef Alexandria, n has {
paneled corner msntsi and unlqsls
stairway, with eftainai n ana 4
hinges ios ths doors.
Founder hesise NJ Mr, aud Mrs
NJ, n ", osfnstt, 707 DUKE stresi
1he slyis IA believed 10 have b~sr
developed because Of the hish tas
on glass levied by the British NJ
that only q few windows vert
needed In the front
Georgian residence OF 1t. Comdr
and Mrs. Gilbert p. Simons, 30s
Cameron street, built before l780
for William Duvall, a friend ol
Adam Lynn, trustee of the city anc
architect who is believed to have
had hand in designing ole
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