{"nrhp_refnum":"82001796","name":"Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"105-107 S. Fairfax","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alexandria (Independent City)","county":"Alexandria","state":"VA","lat":38.80429253700004,"lon":-77.04279744299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of adjoining 3½-story brick buildings at 105-107 S. Fairfax Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The south building (107) was built ca. 1775 and the north building (105) ca. 1815.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is among the oldest preserved apothecaries in the United States and the only one in Virginia to operate continuously from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Building 107 retains original storage boxes, tins, bottles, and Gothic Revival shelves and counters added in 1835. The shop was also patronized by George Washington and other notable figures, and is linked to J.E.B. Stuart delivering orders to Robert E. Lee.","narrative":"Two connected brick buildings at 105-107 S. Fairfax Street in Old Town Alexandria hold one of the oldest preserved apothecary shops in the United States. The south building, 107, was built around 1775 by Philip Dawe, a silver- and coppersmith, and Edward Stabler used it as an apothecary shop by 1796. The north building, 105, dates to about 1815 and was bought by Stabler in 1829 to serve as a warehouse. Inside 107, Gothic Revival shelves and counters installed in 1835 survive alongside hand-lettered wooden boxes, tins, and handblown bottles. The business operated under the Stabler name until 1852, then under his son-in-law John Leadbeater. Customers included George Washington, George Mason, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster. After the shop was sold at auction in 1933, the Landmarks Society of Alexandria bought the buildings, and Thomas T. Waterman restored them in 1936-38. The shop opened as a museum in 1939, and 107 remains open as one today.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built ca. 1775 by Philip Dawe (107); adapted as an apothecary by Edward Stabler; restored 1936-38 by Thomas T. Waterman. The form lists builder/architect as N/A.","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival interior (1835) in the first-floor shop of 107","criteria":[],"status_note":"Building 107 is open as a museum, and a consignment shop operates from 105. The form describes 107 as being in an excellent state of preservation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.059706-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/6794/41679448/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82001796.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001796/91b60e2805-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001796/91b60e2805-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"The original uploader was Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stabler-Leadbeater_Apothecary_Shop_(present_day).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">The original uploader was Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stabler-Leadbeater_Apothecary_Shop_(present_day).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000928","name":"Alexandria Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/alexandria-historic-district-66000928/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679448","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabler-Leadbeater_Apothecary_Shop","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7595786"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/alexandria/stabler-leadbeater-apothecary-shop-82001796/"}