Carlyle
House
Alexandria, Virginia
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Carlyle House
was built in 1752 by Scottish merchant John Carlyle. It is unique
to Alexandria for its grand mid-Georgian style architecture and
stone block construction.
During the
French and Indian War, Major General Edward Braddock used Carlyle
House as his Alexandria headquarters. It was here that he met
with five royal governors on 14 April 1755. They were summoned
by Braddock to discuss military strategy and methods of funding
the war. Conditions arising from the French and Indian War helped
set the stage for the American Revolution.
In the mid-nineteenth
century, Carlyle House became part of a hotel complex owned by
James Green, a local furniture manufacturer. After his death in
1880, the property went through a period of slow decline. Northern
Virginia Regional Park Authority purchased Carlyle House in 1970.
It was opened to the public in 1976 after a six-year period of
restoration.
Text
© 1995 Dianne Harrah, Drawing © 1995 Bill Harrah
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