My friend and I were walking around Old Town Alexandria and bumped into this place. I love old buildings and they were showcasing an art exhibit. The exhibit was very interesting and the building was amazing. I can see this building being an amazing place to host a wedding reception as well as country dancing.

The Atheneum in Alexandria, Virginia, has served a number of purposes since it was built in 1851-52. Located at the intersection of Lee and Prince Streets, the building originally housed the Bank of the Old Dominion, where Robert E. Lee once had an account. Later, it hosted the First Virginia Bank, a pharmaceutical wholesaler, the Free Methodist Church of North America and the Washington School of Ballet. In 1964, it became the home of the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association for use as a gallery of fine arts and performance venue. It was designated a Virginia Landmark in 1979 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Most of all, it is a marvelous example of Greek Revival architecture with its majestic portico and tall columns, one of only two such structures in Alexandria. Among the current exhibitions are artist Barbara Januszkiewicz's elegant paintings and the Washington Sculptors Group's Notes of Color.