VA-E93 Lee-Fendall House

Marker text: LEE-FENDALL HOUSE

"Light Horse Harry" Lee, Revolutionary War office owned this land in 1784. The house was built in 1785 by Philip Fendall, a Lee relative. Renovated in 1850 in the Greek Revivial style, the house remained in the Lee family until 1903. John L. Lewis, labor leader and president of the United Mine Workers of America and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, was the last resident owner from 1937 to 1969.

Department of Historic Resources, 1989

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Location: 614 Oronoco St. Old Town Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia

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