Old Town Alexandria Open house/garden tour
I went last Sat on a meet up with some friends to see the Old Town Alexandria open house. These were private homes that were open to the public. We, basically, saw the first floor. In one house we did go through the basement where there was a kitchen and seating area. Unfortunately no photos were allowed in any of the homes, because they were private homes.
I did take some photos of the St Paul's church, that was where we stopped for some snacks and drinks. I did get the exterior of the homes and some gardens. In the 2nd photo there is a iron gate and if you look with in the circle you can see a boot scaper, many of the old homes there have them. In a time when there was dirt roads you scraped your boots/shoes so you didn't track mud into the house. Much like a doormat does now. There is a statue of Thomas Jefferson. And the inside of St. Paul's Church.

















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somehow the 2nd picture got moved up to be the first picture. The last pic was supposed to be the first picture. so OOPS LOL
Hi Linda, we're very happy you all enjoyed a wonderful time, visiting Old Town Alexandria :)It's a pure joy, all of the historic sights you all got to see, including homes, churches, and gardens :) old town looks like a wonderful destination to visit :)Your writings, and pictures brings us right there with you in spirit :)Thank you for sharing with us :)
It's so nice, you all enjoyed a great tour, and got to enjoy some foods, snacks, and drinks :) Your visits to Old town, are a great joy :) Thank you again for sharing with us all :)
Sending our love, wishing you many more fun travels like this :)
Happy friendship smiles :)
Nice Photos Glad you had a nice time
I love looking at photos of historic places. Thankyou for sharing!
Beautiful! Wow that church was built in 1809!!
I'm glad u enjoyed doing this. It looks really nice. Tu for sharing. Hugs
I’m glad you got to go on this tour with your friends and see these beautiful homes in the beautiful church. I did see the boot scraper in that first pic. They look like really cool homes.
We have some streets here in downtown Philly that are so small cars can’t even drive down them because back when they were built, it was just horses, these old houses are really cool to look at