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Historic American Buildings Survey,
Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey
View photos from this survey. (Some may not be online).
Old Dominion Bank, 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, Alexandria (Independent City), VA
- Title: Old Dominion Bank, 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, Alexandria (Independent City), VA
- Other Title:
Free Methodist Church
Atheneum
George Johnston Homesite - Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
- Related Names:
Old Dominion Bank
Union Army
Free Methodist Church of Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association
Arzola, Robert R , program coordinator
Howard, Christopher J , delineator
Gebhart, Ryan , field team
Smith, Delos H , photographer
The Catholic University of America , sponsor
McPartland, Mary , transmitter - Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933
- Medium:
Photo(s): 1
Measured Drawing(s): 1 - Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html)
- Call Number: HABS VA,7-ALEX,63-
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- 2019 Leicester B. Holland Prize, First Place
- Significance: The Athenaeum, as it is known today, is a unique civic structure situated in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, both in location and historic presence. It was always intended to be of civic significance as indicated in the Alexandria Gazette at the time of its inception "...will be an ornament to the town, and convenient to our citizens." Along with the Lyceum, it is one of only two examples of the Greek Revival style of architecture in Alexandria. Originally built as a bank building in 1851, the Old Dominion Bank has assumed many identities throughout its history. During the civil war, it was used as a triage hospital and later a logistical center of for the Union Army. Following the war, it returned to use, as a bank. Other uses followed: In 1907 it served as an apothecary storehouse, and in 1925 as a place of worship for the Free Methodist Church of Northern Virginia. For the past 51 years, it has been the home of the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association. The building is that of a Tetrastyle Greek temple in form. It is largely in tact and has had restorations that have regained the original fluting of the columns and the "salmon" color of the stucco exterior walls. Perhaps due to its continual use in this Alexandria Community, it remains cared for and available as a valuable participant of architectural heritage.
- Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2376
- Survey number: HABS VA-428
- Building/structure dates: 1851 Initial Construction
- Building/structure dates: 1907 Subsequent Work
- Building/structure dates: 1925 Subsequent Work
- National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
- Subjects:
- banks
- Methodist churches
- Greek Revival architectural elements
- social & civic facilities
- hospitals
- war (Civil War)
- storehouses
- military medicine
- stucco
- fluting
- Doric order
- double-hung windows
- porticoes (porches)
- wood floors
- friezes (entablature components)
- entablatures
- stone buildings (sandstone)
- stone foundations
- banking
- Place:
- Latitude/Longitude: 38.803429, -77.041815
- Collections:
- Part of: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
- Bookmark This Record:
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va0168/
The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).
- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: HABS VA,7-ALEX,63-
- Medium:
Photo(s): 1
Measured Drawing(s): 1
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- Photographs--All photographs are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
- Make note of the Call Number and Item Number that appear under the photograph in the multiple-image display (e.g., HAER, NY,52-BRIG,4-2).
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- Make note of the Survey Number (e.g., HAER NY - 143) and Sheet Number (e.g., "Sheet 1 of 4"), which appear on the edge of the drawing. (NOTE: These numbers are visible in the Tiff "Reference Image" display.)
- If possible, include a printout of the drawing.
- Data Pages
- Make note of the Call Number in the catalog record.
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- Call Number: HABS VA,7-ALEX,63-
- Medium:
Photo(s): 1
Measured Drawing(s): 1
Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.
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be visible on the left.)
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Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
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No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.
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Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that
a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?
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Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
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No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
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If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.
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