Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden

A grand hallway with wooden floors, ornate arches, two large mirrors, matching tables, and a red-carpeted staircase leading up. Walls are painted soft pink, with classic white trim and a chandelier overhead.

A large historic red wooden house with white trim, multiple chimneys, many windows, and a sunroom, surrounded by green grass, trees, and shrubs under a clear blue sky.

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The Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden is a historic house museum located in the heart of Old Town Alexandria. Built in 1785, it has been home to members of the Lee family, enslaved individuals and domestic servants, convalescing Union soldiers, the prominent Downham family, and influential labor leader John L. Lewis. Through the stories of the people who lived and worked there, the museum explores more than two centuries of local and national history.

Hidden just off bustling Washington Street, the garden provides a peaceful retreat with shaded seating, an open lawn, and beautiful historic landscaping. Highlights include three trees planted around 1850 and a Civil War-era medicinal herb garden.

The museum welcomes private groups to visit the museum. In addition to regular historic tours of the house and grounds, the Lee-Fendall House also offers a variety of special topic house and walking tours. These programs are available to private groups (minimum of 5 people) with advance reservation. Group house tours are $8 per person and walking tours are $12 per person. Discounted admission is not available for group tours.