BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=14130\n\nFrom 1856 to 1866 an octagonal house stood on the grounds of the First Baptist Church at 2932 King Street. For its sho rt existence\, the unique house played a remarkable role during a turbule nt time in Alexandria's history. Built in 1856 by Sarah W. Hall\, a cult ivated and refined New Yorker\, who relocated her family to the Alexandri a area\, the house's design and concrete construction were unusual in Nor thern Virginia. \n\nAfter the outbreak of the Civil War in the spring of 1861\, the house's location along Leesburg Turnpike and in the vicinity of several Union Army fortifications led to its use as a headquarters by several Union regiments and as a regimental hospital. In particular\, th e Octagon House was associated with U.S. Brigadier General John Sedgwick (1813-1864) and Amy Morris Bradley (1823-1904)\, a remarkable nurse\, who se abilities led her to the United States Sanitary Commission where she r ose through the ranks to become Special Relief Agent. In that capacity sh e transformed makeshift army hospitals from unsanitary camps into clean\, efficiently-run hospitals. \n\nThe house burned to the ground in 1866. As all above-ground physical traces of it disappeared\, the house's hist ory all but faded as well. Julia Claypool's narrative will weave together the fascinating history and people associated with an all but forgotten landmark.\n\nMs. Claypool\, a historian and cultural resources planner\, surveys buildings and writes architectural narratives and prepares histor ical and architectural documentation. She is the former Historic Site Ad ministrator and Director of the Carlyle House Historic Park in Alexandria .\n\nThe lecture is sponsored by Friends of Alexandria Archaeology (FOAA) in celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month.\n\nLocation: Alexandria Ar chaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4399\nContact Email: archaeology@alexandriava.gov\nFees: Though free and open to the p ublic\, reservations are required\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arc haeology Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria DTEND:20161015T160000Z DTSTAMP:20160620T154901Z DTSTART:20161015T140000Z GEO:38.804893;-77.040001 LOCATION:Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Java Jolt Lecture: The Octagon House TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:16c0cc12-3dc2-4d7a-affb-2d6a7edcdbf1 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=14130
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From 1856 to 1866 an octagonal house stood on the grounds of the First Baptist Church at 29 32 King Street. For its short existence\, the unique house played a rema rkable role during a turbulent time in Alexandria?s history. Built in 18 56 by Sarah W. Hall\, a cultivated and refined New Yorker\, who relocated her family to the Alexandria area\, the house?s design and concrete cons truction were unusual in Northern Virginia. \n
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After the ou tbreak of the Civil War in the spring of 1861\, the house?s location alon g Leesburg Turnpike and in the vicinity of several Union Army fortificati ons led to its use as a headquarters by several Union regiments and as a regimental hospital. In particular\, the Octagon House was associated wi th U.S. Brigadier General John Sedgwick (1813-1864) and Amy Morris Bradle y (1823-1904)\, a remarkable nurse\, whose abilities led her to the Unite d States Sanitary Commission where she rose through the ranks to become S pecial Relief Agent. In that capacity she transformed makeshift army hosp itals from unsanitary camps into clean\, efficiently-run hospitals. \n\n
The house burned to the ground in 1866. As all above-ground physical traces of it disappeared\, the house?s history all but faded as well. Julia Claypool?s narrative will weave together the fascinating hist ory and people associated with an all but forgotten landmark.\n
\nMs. Claypool\, a historian and cultural resources planner\, surveys b uildings and writes architectural narratives and prepares historical and architectural documentation. She is the former Historic Site Administrat or and Director of the Carlyle House Historic Park in Alexandria.\n
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The lecture is sponsored by Friends of Alexandria Archaeology (FO AA) in celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month.\n
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Location : Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.\n
Contact Phone: 703.746.4399\n
Contact Email: archaeology@alexandriava.gov\n
Fe es: Though free and open to the public\, reservations are required\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Archaeology Museum\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria X-COA-DTSTAMP:20160620T154901Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR