During the era of Federal Urban Renewal programs, which threatened the
demolition of the oldest parts of Alexandria, the Historic Alexandria
Foundation initiated a program of marking early historic buildings with
oval bronze plaques. Intense lobbying by the Foundation in conjunction
with the Old Town Civic Association served to limit the advance of
Urban Renewal destruction in the 1960s to three blocks along King
Street, and today historic homes and shops are being restored instead
of demolished.
This program continues today, with additional structures
judged on their merits for inclusion within the ranks of plaqued
houses. If you think your house merits a bronze plaque, call the Historic Alexandria Foundation at
703-549-5811 or the Office of Historic Alexandria at 703-838-4554 to
learn more about this program.
Check here for a map of homes for sale in Old Town Alexandria VA.