Located at 201 Prince Street, the building was built in 1851 and served as the Bank of the Old Dominion, which claimed Robert E. Lee as a customer. During the Civil War, the Federal troops commandeered the building, which they used as Commissary Headquarters for the Union Army and later a triage hospital for wounded soldiers. Knowing the Northern troops would occupy the bank, the manager had hidden all the gold from the vault and returned it to the depositors once the war was over.
After the war, the building served as the First Virginia Bank, then a warehouse for pharmaceutical wholesaler Leadbeater and Sons, and in 1925, as a house of worship for the Free Methodist Church of North America. The Northern Virginia Arts Association bought the building in 1964, restored it to its current state, and renamed it the Athenaeum.
Today, the Athenaeum is a vibrant space for art exhibitions, dance and music performances, poetry readings, and other literary events. It is open to the public on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday from 12 pm to 4 pm and Saturday from 1 pm to 4 pm. It can also be rented for private events such as weddings, parties, etc.
Properties in Old Town Alexandria
524 N Royal St - 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
Home size: 2,118 sq.ft.
$$$: $899,000
Subdiv: Old Town
Type: End Unit Townhouse for Sale
Added: 07/22/21
Updated: 07/22/2021
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426 S Fayette St S - 3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
Home size: 1,816 sq.ft.
$$$: $949,000
Subdiv: Old Town Village
Type: Townhouse for Sale
Added: 07/22/21
Updated: 07/22/2021
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504 N Payne St - 2 beds, 2 full baths
Home size: 1,300 sq.ft.
$$$: $635,000
Subdiv: Parker Gray
Type: Townhouse for Sale
Added: 06/05/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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801 N Pitt St #807 - 2 beds, 2 full baths
Home size: 1,152 sq.ft.
$$$: $479,000
Subdiv: Port Royal
Type: Condo for Sale
Added: 07/21/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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1117 N Royal St - 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
Home size: 2,264 sq.ft.
$$$: $1,249,900
Subdiv: Printers Row
Type: Townhouse for Sale
Added: 06/24/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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104 Queen St - 3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
Home size: 2,745 sq.ft.
$$$: $1,649,000
Subdiv: Queens Row
Type: Townhouse for Sale
Added: 07/21/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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10 Baker's Walk #402 - 2 beds, 2 full baths
Home size: 1,395 sq.ft.
$$$: $1,795,000
Subdiv: Robinson Landing
Type: Penthouse for Sale
Added: 07/21/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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22 Bakers Walk #205 - 2 beds, 2 full baths
Home size: 1,510 sq.ft.
$$$: $1,395,000
Subdiv: Robinson Landing
Type: Condo for Sale
Added: 07/21/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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1111 Oronoco St #331 - 2 beds, 2 full baths
Home size: 1,114 sq.ft.
$$$: $580,000
Subdiv: The Henry
Type: Condo for Sale
Added: 07/07/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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615 S Columbus St - 2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
Home size: 1,348 sq.ft.
$$$: $759,900
Subdiv: Arch Hall
Type: End Unit Townhouse for Sale
Added: 06/10/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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754 First St - 2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
Home size: 1,788 sq.ft.
$$$: $905,000
Subdiv: Old Town Alexandria
Type: End Unit Townhouse for Sale
Added: 06/30/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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116 Harvard St - 2 beds, 1 full baths
Home size: 1,420 sq.ft.
$$$: $700,000
Subdiv: Old Town
Type: End Unit Townhouse for Sale
Added: 07/17/21
Updated: 07/21/2021
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