The Friends of Alexandria Archaeology (FOAA) and the Athenaeum are co-sponsoring this illustrated lecture about Alexandria’s historic cast iron downspouts.
Archaeologist Mark Michael Ludlow will present “The Mid-Nineteenth Century Decorative Cast Iron Downspouts of Old Town Alexandria: Decorative and Functional Architectural Statements of Social Status and Their Connection to the Two T.W. & R.C. Smith Foundries, the Early Hugh Smith Family, and Alexandria’s Early Locomotive Manufacturers.”
Reservations are required. To make a reservation, contact Paul Nasca at Alexandria Archaeology at paul.nasca@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4399.
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The Athenaeum is home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association (NVFAA). The NVFAA strives to establish premier arts programs that enrich the cultural life of Northern Virginia and beyond. Constructed between 1851 and 1852, it began as the Bank of the Old Dominion. The bank was the source of capital and financing of various businesses – being strategically situated at the head of "Captain's Row," a block of 18th-century houses still facing the original cobblestone street. Visit www.nvfaa.org to learn more about the Athenaeum.
For more information, visit www.alexandriaarchaeology.org.
