Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month with a very special kick-off event that includes a garden party and opportunity to tour inside the historic Murray-Dick-Fawcett House, located at 517 Prince St. in Old Town Alexandria.
The event is set for Sunday, May 4, from 2-4:30 p.m.
Join Historic Alexandria for a garden party at Murray-Dick-Fawcett house, celebrating the 98th birthday of Joe Reeder.
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The City of Alexandria acquired the property with the support of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and then owner Joe Reeder. Reeder purchased the home in 2000 and continues to live there as a life tenant.
Enjoy house tours, refreshments, and live music for a fundraiser benefiting Joe’s beloved Murray-Dick-Fawcett House. The Murray-Dick-Fawcett House is one of the earliest homes in the city, and possibly the least altered 18th-century home in Northern Virginia.
The property was acquired by the City of Alexandria in 2017, with the support of conservation trust funds. It is to be used in perpetuity as a historic site, vest-pocket park and garden, creating new open space in Old Town and preserving this nationally significant architectural and cultural resource for residents and visitors.
Tickets are $98 per person. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
