The Moses Hepburn Rowhouses are a set of four historic
rowhouses located at 206 through 212 North Pitt Street between Cameron Street and Hammond Court in the
Old Town
In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...
area of
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city (United States), independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of Downto ...
. They were built about 1850 by Moses Hepburn Sr., a prominent African American businessman and citizen whose
son
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative.
Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...
became the first African American town councilor of
West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Located within the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census. West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighb ...
, in 1882. The houses are two-story, two-bay, side hall plan dwellings. Originally identical, the unit at No. 206 was updated in the late nineteenth century. Each house has had one-story or two-story additions in the rear.
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The houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 2004.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Houses in Alexandria, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Alexandria, Virginia
Houses completed in 1850
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