Evening star., 1945-04-30

In Alexandra Set for !
Saturday by Auxiliary |
The annual tour of historic houses
in Alexandra, Va, will be held from
10 am. to pm. Saturday under the
sponsorship of the Woman's Auxil-
iary Of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Tickets for the tour will carry a
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,
q 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. Pauls Parish
House, South Pitt and Duke streets.
Ticket Sale Tomorrow.
Tickets will &c on sale tomorrow at
the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce, 201 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 II 80 am, at the Christ Episcopal
Church Parish House, 128 North Co.
1unnbus street.
Other houses to be open during
the tour are:
The DR.. William Brown house, 212
South Fairfax street, owned by
Howard r. Tolley, chief of the Bu-
reau Of Agricultural Economies, Ag-
riculture Department, and Mrs. Toll
ley. The house, frame over brick
structure. was built in ITS 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, 210
Duke street, owned by DR.. and Mrs
Laurance M. Thompson. This is q
four-story brick residence built be-
tween 1870 and 1895 by George
Coryell, who, as q young man, had
ferried Washington across the Della
ware on the night of December as
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 of
Mrs. Will L. I,owrie, 2l7 North Royal
street, built in 17s0, and opened for
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, AL of the
timbers were hand hewn and the
floors are the original wood.
Small White House.
Home Of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Berrien
Eaton, 40 South Lee street, owned
by MRS. Frank D. Butler. This is q
small white house, built about 1795.
Town house. Of George william
Fairfax Of Belvoir, Washington's s
neighbor, at 207 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 a 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 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 1t
for 50 years. A formal garden with
rows Of lockwood has been added.
Taken From Owner.
Three-story brick home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alton Childs, 210 Prince
street, built by Col. Michael swope
Of the Revolutionary Army about
l7S5. During the Civil War this
house was taken from William N.
McVeigh under an act Of Congress
TO suppress insurrection, but was
returned to McVeigh in 1883. The
architecture Is typically Georgian.
Residence Of Edward G. Van De-
vanter, 221' South Lee street, . pre-
Revolutionary home built In 1760 by
Col. Dennis Ramsay who served Is
q Mayor Of Alexandria. It has .
paneled corner mantel and unique
stairway. with original H and l.
hinges for the, doors.
Founder house Of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. r. H. Garnet, 202 Duke street.
The style is believed to have been
developed because Of the high tax
on glass levied by the British SO
that only few windows we're
needed in the front.
Georgian residence of 1t. Comdr.
and Mrs. Gilbert p. Simons, sos
Cameron street, built before 17e0,
for William Duvall, . friend Of
Adam Lynn, trustee Of the city and
architect who Is believed to have
had . hand in designing old
Gadsby's Tavern.