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Exterior of the Alexandria Old Presbyterian Church, established in 1772. George Washington helped build and attended the original church, which burned down in 1835. The Church was quickly rebuilt on the same plot later closed in 1899. However the…

Exterior of Paff Shoe Factory. The company's vice president was Major Frederick J Paff.

Exterior of Pulman & Co's store. The company sold grocery items, meat , dry goods, and shoes.

Exterior of Robert E Knight's store, which sold newspapers, stationery, and sporting goods.

Ad for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and the Washington Southern Railway lines, the primary means of travel and shipping for Alexandria.

Exterior of the Ramsay House, the oldest house in Alexandria built in 1724 by Scottish merchant and first postmaster William Ramsay. The home was likely transported to Alexandria on a barge from nearby once the city of Alexandria was established.

Exterior of S F Dyson and Bro's books stationary store

Exterior of Alexandria's Second Presbyterian Church, the dominant Presbyterian church in Alexandria after the original Old Presbyterian Church closed in 1899.

Exterior of St. Mary's Catholic Church, established in 1795 and the oldest of its kind in Virginia.

Exterior of the Swan brother's Alexandria Branch, established in 1899. The Swan brothers moved to Alexandria from Waynesboro in Augusta County Virginia and also opened a dry goods store in Washington DC.