Architecture in Alexandria

Historic Lee family homestead built in 1785, later serving as a private home and a Civil War hospital.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

The former home of Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of Alexandria from 1827-1830.

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.