Carlyle House Historic Park

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historic house museum historic site public park

Carlyle House Historic Park is a preserved 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Old Town Alexandria that interprets colonial life and early American history.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house museum → historic site → public park →
architecturalStyle	Georgian →
builtFor	John Carlyle →
category	Georgian architecture in Virginia → Historic house museums in Virginia → Museums in Alexandria, Virginia →
completionDate	1753 →
constructionStartDate	1751 →
country	United States →
county	City of Alexandria →
floorCount	2 →
founder	John Carlyle →
hasBasement	yes →
hasBuilding	Carlyle House →
hasExhibit	colonial artifacts → interpretive displays → period furnishings →
hasGarden	18th-century style garden →
hasMuseum	Carlyle House museum →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → Virginia Landmarks Register →
inception	1753 →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Alexandria, Virginia → Old Town Alexandria, Virginia → United States →
managedBy	Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority →
materialUsed	stone →
namedAfter	John Carlyle →
NRHPListingDate	1969 →
NRHPType	building →
offers	educational programs → guided tours → special events →
openToPublic	yes →
overlooks	Market Square, Alexandria →
ownedBy	Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority →
partOf	Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority →
significantEvent	French and Indian War era meetings →
significantPeriod	18th century →
state	Virginia →
streetAddress	121 N. Fairfax Street →
theme	colonial life → early American history →
use	historic interpretation → museum →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
City of Alexandria → City of Alexandria, Virginia → City of Alexandria, Virginia ("Gadsby’s Tavern Museum") → Old Town Alexandria Historic District →	hasLandmark
Old Town (Alexandria, Virginia) →	contains
Carlyle House Historic Park ("Carlyle House") →	hasBuilding
Carlyle House Historic Park ("Carlyle House museum") →	hasMuseum