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The Athenaeum is one of Alexandria’s two surviving examples of Greek revival neo-classic architecture, located on the corner of Prince and Lee Streets. The elegant rooms have 24-foot high coved ceilings, enormous windows and beautiful woodwork. The exterior features four soaring Doric columns across the portico and walls of stucco over stone and brick.  Built in 1852 at the head of Captain’s Row, it was constructed by the Bank of the Old Dominion. Robert E. Lee did his banking here. During the Civil War, the building was the Chief Commissary’s Office for the Union Army. In the 1870s, it was owned by the Citizens National Bank. Ch1716