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George Washington's Townhouse - Alexandria, VA

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty

George Washington's Townhouse

When we think of George Washington's home, we usually think of Mt. Vernon estate where our first President lived full time. Mount Vernon is located 16 miles south of Washington, DC and 8 miles south of Alexandria, VA.

The house you see on the picture used to be Washington's "home away from home." When George Washington had to take care of urgent business in Alexandria or Washington, he often stayed at his modest townhome in Alexandria. 

This townhome is a recreation of the original home built by George Washington in 1769. Today, this home serves as a private residence. I have visited it many times, enjoying the cozy interior. It is fun to imagine George Washington walking through the same rooms as I did on many occasions.

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Comments (14)

TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good evening, Elizabeth. What a neat place. Cool! I did not know this...

May 15, 2011 01:16 PM
Brian L. Sirota, Esq.
Bristar Realty (Realtor/Attorney) - Orange, CA
For Solutions: (714) 501-7660

Elizabeth, I see your historical bent from your most recent posts.   Living in your neck of the woods, I would too!   Brian  

May 15, 2011 01:22 PM
Krystal Knott
Christie's International Real Estate - Summit Colorado - Breckenridge, CO
Breckenridge CO Real Estate & All Summit County CO

Elizabeth, how neat!  I didn't know he had a place in the city as well, always learning something new.  --Krystal

May 15, 2011 02:38 PM
Judy Klem
Transition Stage LLC - Shelton, CT
Home Staging, Senior Move Management, Fairfield/New Haven counties

Hi Elizabeth - This makes George Washington seem so much more like a regular person, instead of the iconic figure we usually think of. Thanks for sharing this!

May 15, 2011 02:55 PM
Gary Coles (International Referrals)
Venture Realty International - Las Vegas, NV
Latin America Real Estate

Elizabeth, Great lesson on Alexandria and George Washington.  The home must be really interesting to visit.

May 15, 2011 04:32 PM
Rob Thomas
Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN
Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Elizabeth....I learn something everyday...Looks like a neat place....Thanks!
Hope you have a great day!!---Rob

May 16, 2011 12:21 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing this chapter of history. I did not know about Washington's town home.

 Blooming for you!

May 16, 2011 01:23 AM
Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Elizabeth,

Thanks for finding this home and posting a photo of it for us. :)

Steve

May 16, 2011 08:48 AM
Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Elizabeth,

Congratulations. This post is now featured on the AR Group "Americana." :)

Steve

May 17, 2011 05:25 AM
Don Eichler
Eichler Properties - Granbury, TX

Elizabeth,  Thanks for the history lesson, I love learning about history of any area.

May 17, 2011 03:10 PM
Elizabeth Byrne
Keller Williams Realty - Arlington, VA
Arlington Virginia Real Estate

Steve - thank you for featuring me on Americana. It is a very cute little house, and I smile every time I walk by -  a big bust of George Washington is prominently displayed in the left window.

May 17, 2011 03:17 PM
Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Elizabeth,

Thank you. This is the classic type of post that I had in mind for this group. :)

Steve

May 19, 2011 04:17 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Elizabeth,

This is a fine photo of historical value that deserves to be featured in the AR Group "Americana." Congratulations! I've been to Mount Vernon (which I love) but I did not know about George's townhouse. Thank you for sharing!

Patricia 

May 23, 2011 02:46 AM
Michael Delaware
North Sky Realty LLC - Battle Creek, MI
REALTOR®, CRS, GRI

Very informative!  It makes sense that he had a local place to stay when he was away from Mt. Vernon.  Very cool history lesson.

May 24, 2011 04:38 AM