Welcome to the 81st Annual Historic Alexandria Homes Tour
Sunday, September 24, 2023
10 AM - 3 PM
Tour Sponsor
Hadeed Oriental Rug Cleaning & In-Home & Office Services
Home Sponsors
Babs Beckwith, McEnearney Associates
The Golubin Group
The Homes
Click on each home to see inside:
205 Duke Street
318 South Fairfax Street
512 Prince Street
711 Prince Street
712 Prince Street
Walking Map
Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum
Citizens of Alexandria first formed the Lyceum Company in 1838 as part of a larger lyceum movement in America. Communities, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, established lyceums to promote education locally. They took the name “lyceum” from the temple dedicated to Apollo Lyceus where Aristotle founded the Peripatetic school of philosophy in 334 BCE. In Alexandria, men, women, and children attended lectures, participated in debates, and attended various entertainments at Lyceum Hall.
During the Civil War, the building served as a military hospital, quarters for troops, and a meeting space. After the war, it was a private residence, office building, home of the chamber of commerce, and the first U.S. Bicentennial Center. Today, as the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum, the site offers exhibitions, public programs, a museum store, and facility rentals.
For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jim.holloway@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4994, Virginia Relay 711.
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL TOUR GUESTS!
TODAY ONLY
Your wristband is your entry ticket.
Alexandria Hospital Exhibit
“Alexandria Hospital: Women Mobilize the Community” is on view at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum. The exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Alexandria Infirmary — today’s Inova Alexandria Hospital. Women established and sustained the hospital by fostering community support, making it one of Alexandria’s most community-based enterprises.
Julia Johns and a group of friends met to organize the Alexandria Infirmary in December 1872. They became the Board of Lady Managers and opened their first health-care facility on March 1, 1873. This exhibit highlights the role of women’s activism in operating the hospital and marshaling the support of organizations such as the Colored Citizens Association, Hospital Auxiliary Board, The Twig Junior Auxiliary, business, churches, and schools so it would thrive.
Items on view include a circa 1900 Minute Book from the Board of Lady Managers, a circa 1945 student nurse’s cape with the initials “A.H.”, Dr. Henry M. Ladrey’s circa 1960 medical bag and stethoscope, and a candy striper uniform from the 1980s.
The development of “Alexandria Hospital: Women Mobilize the Community” was supported by the Inova Health System, The Twig — the Junior Auxiliary of Alexandria Hospital, and many individual donors. The exhibition will be on view through 2023.
The Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum is located at 201 S. Washington Street, Alexandria. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free for City of Alexandria residents. For more information see www.alexandriava.gov/Lyceum.
The Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum is owned and operated by the City of Alexandria and administered by the City’s Office of Historic Alexandria.