Information Page by Mike Andrew, REALTOR®
Northern Alexandria, Virginia
Del Ray centers on Mount Vernon Avenue in northern Alexandria, where neighborhood businesses, arts events and a farmers’ market meet surrounding residential streets. Detached houses, duplexes, apartments and condominiums sit within a neighborhood shaped by its streetcar-suburb origins. Parts of Del Ray and St. Elmo formed the former Town of Potomac before Alexandria annexed it in 1930.
Mount Vernon Avenue is Del Ray’s main commercial street, with neighborhood businesses and gathering places surrounded by a mix of detached houses, duplexes, apartments and condominiums. The farmers’ market and arts organizations add regular reasons to visit the avenue beyond shopping and dining.
Parts of today’s neighborhood developed as Del Ray and St. Elmo, which joined to form the Town of Potomac in 1908. Alexandria annexed the town in 1930. The Town of Potomac Historic District preserves a defined part of that history within the larger present-day neighborhood.
Two local places to look for exhibitions, classes and everyday activities.
The gallery occupies the Nicholas A. Colasanto Center at 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue. Admission is free and open to the public. Its visitor page gives current opening hours and seasonal closures, and the organization's calendar lists exhibitions and programs.
At 2701 Commonwealth Avenue, the city recreation center includes a gymnasium, art and photography studios, a fitness/dance studio and meeting rooms. Its city page links current facility schedules and recreation information.
Business directory and neighborhood event information.
Market at East Oxford and Mount Vernon Avenues; city information includes current details.
Neighborhood information, civic activity and local history.
Del Ray is in Alexandria, centered around Mount Vernon Avenue.
The dot marks the approximate neighborhood location; no boundary is shown.
The Town of Potomac Historic District preserves modest residential architecture from the 1890s through 1941. Del Ray's broader neighborhood includes several housing forms; the neighborhood name and historic-district boundary describe different areas.
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The Town of Potomac Historic District includes mail-order houses and a Gold Bond Portable Chapel at 2701 DeWitt Avenue. These buildings reflect an era when even a house or chapel could be ordered from a catalog.
Alexandria Sites on the National Register of Historic Places — City of Alexandria
Art on the Avenue brings arts, music, food and children’s activities to Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues. The festival’s own site has the current event details.
The city's Del Ray Farmers' Market includes a Resource Recovery Station. Along with collecting material for composting, city staff provide information about composting food and yard waste at home.
No. Del Ray is in Alexandria. The former Town of Potomac was annexed by the city in 1930.
No. The historic district documents a defined portion of the present-day neighborhood, including several historic subdivisions.
The market is at East Oxford and Mount Vernon Avenues. Its city information page has current operating details.
For current community rules and services, use the relevant association or government source.
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