Old Dominion Bank Building
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member 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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member chstress53
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
Street address:
201 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA USA
22314


County / Borough / Parish: City of Alexandria

Year listed: 1980

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1850-1874

Historic function: Commerce/Trade

Current function: Home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association (NVFAA)

Privately owned?: yes

Hours of operation: From: 12:00 PM To: 4:00 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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