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Carlyle House Reopens After 2.5 Million Restoration
Alexandria Virginia historic Carlyle House reopened under a 2.5 million restoration funded largely by local jurisdictions with federal matching funds. The mid Georgian mansion, built in 1752 by John Carlyle for his wife Sara Fairfax, served as a social political center before the Revolution. Archaeology uncovered 18th century privy shafts and artifacts including a Laverne pitcher and a carved African doll. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority owns the site and displays family heirlooms and an architectural exhibit detailing 18th century construction.
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Alexandria
National Capital Area
George Washington
John Carlyle
Sara Fairfax
Potomac River
Williamsburg
Georgetown
Washington, D.C
Carlyle
Edward Braddock
Pittsburgh
Braddock
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Scotland
Argyll
John Hesselius
Sir Fitzroy Maclean
Potomac
Park Authority
Sarah