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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.

Exterior of Thomas B Murphy's home. Murphy ran a prominent lumber company in North Carolina.

Interior of H W Wildt and Son's store, where they created and sold watches and jewelry.

The lumber yards and coal wharves of William A Smoot & Co. The Smoots were a prominent family in Alexandria business and were part of the coal, lumber, and plaster industries.

Exterior of William H May and his son John W May's seeds, fertilizers and agricultural implements store.