Rosemont is an Alexandria City neighborhood that bordering Old Town, North Ridge and Taylor Run, sharing Commonwealth Avenue and a zip code with Del Ray. Rosemont Historic District is an exceptionally intact example of an early 20th century middle-class “trolley suburb.”

There are 456 contributing buildings, including 336 residential, one school (now Naomi L Brooks Elementray, then named Maury Elementary), one commercial building, and 118.private garages. The majority of the single family residences were built in the early 1900’s, primarily of Colonial Revival design but including other architectural styles and sizes of similar scale, most of which have maintained their architectural integrity to this day. Even the original street layout of this planned community remains, designed according to tenents of the controversial  ‘City Beautiful’ movement of the time. While the movement failed, the Rosemont Historic District thrived, shedding its restrictions in 1940 and gaining in popularity. Townhomes were added to the neighborhood on sub-divided plots during WWII to accommodate those who walked to work at the Torpedo Factory.

Rosemont shares amenities with its neighbors, and offers several of its own, including Blue Park (aka Hoff’s Run Park) and Beach Park (created on city-owned land behind the School and named for Maury’s 1954 principal Lillian Beach).

Rosemont is known for its lush planting of trees, which include locusts, oaks, maples and dogwoods. When these trees are in color and bloom, it’s quite a beautiful sight!

More about Rosemont at The Zebra