Old Dominion Bank Building
Posted by: 
robert
N 38° 48.194 W 077° 02.529
18S E 322669 N 4296922
Old building along Prince Street in Old Town
Waymark Code: WMXM1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2006
Views: 20
Built in 1851, the Old Dominion Bank Building (the Athenaeum) has been a bank (Robert E Lee, who grew up nearby, did his banking there), church, performance hall and a museum. It is currently home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association (NVFAA). Be sure to read the cool
history of this great location!
The Athenaeum is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture. The building stands today unaltered and in a good state of preservation. It was built for the Bank of the Old Dominion in 1852. After the occupation of Alexandria by the Union forces, the bank closed on May 10, 1862. The bank's cashier buried the assets of the bank until peace was declared, keeping the bank solvent during the war. From 1907-1925 Leadbeater & Sons used the building in addition to other nearby warehouses for their wholesale drug business. In 1925 the Free Methodist Church of North America used the building as their house of worship.
Building - #80004307