July 8, 2015
The building on the left, 117-119 S. Union Street, was built in 1790. The one on the right was built in 1989.
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Commentary: Value of New Next to Old
The debate rages in Alexandria about what our new waterfront should look like. It is an issue that our next mayor will be dealing with. One argument says that new buildings should fit in with existing brick buildings, mainly the two-story homes and townhouses that were built with local clay from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. This idea has been the guiding light for every building built in Alexandria for the last 20 some years. Every office building must be built with an outer brick shell.
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