The Alexandria Library, Special Collections with the cooperation of the
City of Alexandria Archives and Records Center, was awarded a 2002 LSTA EZ
Mini-Grant from the Library of Virginia.

Our project is “The Tax Assessor’s Handiwork: Alexandria’s Historic
Structures Online.”  We are in the process of digitizing 2000 of 6000 tax
assessment records that date from the 1960s for buildings in Old Town.
After the grant year, we will complete digitizing the remaining 4000
records over the course of two years.

These records include a photograph, schematic footprint and other
descriptive information about the structure including details about the
building materials used, etc.  As focused as we are in Alexandria on our
historic structures, what has been most interesting to us is the inclusion
of documents for buildings that were subsequently razed.  At this time, the
two structures listed for Oronoco Street are gone.  These records are
likely to be the only documents available for such buildings.  Also of note
is the near exponential escalation in the prices paid for some of these
properties over time.  That escalation has continued unabated to this
day.

The first group of 874 property tax assessment records is available online
at the following link  (copy & paste to your browser bar location window if
necessary):

www.alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc_online_collection_guides/proprec/proptax.html

The records are available in the Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and the free
download of the Reader is required to view the digitized files.

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Joyce A. McMullin, Manager
Alexandria Library, Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314  USA
Phone:  703.838.4577 x 211
FAX:  703.706.3912
Special Collections Gateway:
http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc/special_collections_home.html

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