National Historic Landmark · Alexandria (Independent City), Virginia

Christ Church

A listed building in Alexandria (Independent City), Virginia, built 1773. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Christ Church
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressSE corner of Cameron and Columbus Sts., Alexandria (Independent City), VA
CountyAlexandria County
ListedMay 10, 1970
Reference number70000899
Built1773
ArchitectJames Wren
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetSE corner of Cameron and Columbus Sts.
Coordinates38.80648, -77.04780 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000899. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.