As Washington, DC exploded in population in the 19th-century after the Civil War, row houses emerged as the housing style of choice in emerging “street-car” neighborhoods throughout the District. The type of home which was originally designed for a single-family could be built more cost effectively than stand-alone homes. While some of DC’s grand row houses have been subdivided into condos, many remain intact and offer a great urban alternative for today’s modern families. Row house can be found in limited numbers in DC suburbs with a concentration in the Old Town section of Alexandria.
Photo: Kevin Harber King Street in Alexandria is the place to go for royal treatment, and it’s even easier to explore now that a section of it is vehicle-free. A stretch of the roadway from Lee to Union streets was permanently closed to ...
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