Old Town

E16419

historic district waterfront neighborhood

Old Town is the historic waterfront district of Alexandria, Virginia, known for its preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant shops and restaurants.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Old Town canonical	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ waterfront neighborhood ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Federal architecture ⓘ Georgian architecture ⓘ Victorian architecture ⓘ
contains	Alexandria City Hall ⓘ Alexandria waterfront ⓘ surface form: Alexandria Waterfront Park Carlyle House Historic Park ⓘ Gadsby’s Tavern Museum ⓘ King Street (Alexandria, Virginia) ⓘ Market Square (Alexandria, Virginia) ⓘ Stabler–Leadbeater Apothecary Museum ⓘ Torpedo Factory Art Center ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalRole	center of civic life in Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
developmentPeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
economicActivity	hospitality industry ⓘ retail ⓘ tourism services ⓘ
foundedAs	original town of Alexandria ⓘ
governedBy	City of Alexandria government ⓘ
hasFeature	brick sidewalks ⓘ rowhouses ⓘ waterfront piers ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	historic district ⓘ
hasMainStreet	King Street ⓘ
hasPostalCode	22314 ⓘ
hasTransportation	Alexandria Union Station ⓘ King Street Trolley ⓘ King Street–Old Town station ⓘ
knownFor	18th-century architecture ⓘ 19th-century architecture ⓘ art galleries ⓘ boutique shops ⓘ cobblestone streets ⓘ restaurants ⓘ waterfront promenade ⓘ
locatedIn	Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ Virginia ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody	Potomac River ⓘ
near	Accokeek, Maryland ⓘ surface form: National Harbor, Maryland Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ
partOf	City of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ surface form: City of Alexandria local historic district system
streetLayout	grid plan ⓘ
tourism	popular visitor destination in the Washington, D.C. area ⓘ
urbanCharacter	mixed-use residential and commercial area ⓘ
zoningProtection	historic preservation ordinances ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

City of Alexandria, Virginia → hasNeighborhood → Old Town ⓘ

King Street (Alexandria, Virginia) → neighborhood → Old Town ⓘ

City of Alexandria → hasNeighborhood → Old Town ⓘ