Architecture in Virginia

A rare example of pre-Revolutionary war Georgian-style architecture in Virginia's Piedmont region.

The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

The only remaining building from the original 1800 Isle of Wight Courthouse Complex

Two columns and a path leading into the woods at Fort Bennett Park are all that remain of a custom-built, Bavarian-inspired castle

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

The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

A glimpse into early 19th-century education.

This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.

The well-preserved remnants of a bridge that once made up a WW1-era military railroad.

This restored house built from a Sears kit in the 1930s is a physical remnant of FDR's New Deal following the Great Depression.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

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

One of the Treasury Building's original columns now sits as a garden monument in the middle of a busy military base.

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

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.