Current Exhibitions
At Home with Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee
July 5 - December 31, 2026
At Home with Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee is the Lee-Fendall House Museum's America250-themed exhibit exploring the remarkable ties between the historic house and one of the Revolutionary War's most celebrated figures. Learn how Henry Lee III earned the nickname "Light Horse Harry" Lee, his connections to Alexandria, and how members of his family continued to live in and own the property for over 100 years.
This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Alexandria Historical Society.
Dog Days of Lee-Fendall: Historic Hounds and Their Influence on Lee-Fendall’s Current Collection
Permanent Exhibition
This exhibit explores the home’s history from an entirely new perspective: the canine companions of Lee-Fendall residents. A variety of families and individuals called 614 Oronoco Street home from 1785 until 1972, but it was not until the end of the 19th century that dogs began to settle here as well. Historical record points to at least four dogs living at Lee-Fendall with both renters and homeowners over the final one-hundred years of residency.
Through Lee-Fendall’s modern collection, this exhibit exemplifies the role of dogs in American households while simultaneously familiarizing visitors with the home’s four legged residents. Novelty items, decorative arts, and historical images are just some of the ways in which Lee-Fendall’s collection continues to celebrate the existence of pups in the historic house.
Exhibit admission is included with a general admission ticket.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Military Mapping Maidens
March 5 - November 14, 2027
This traveling exhibition, created by Museum Pros, LLC, features the story of 224 young women who were recruited by the Army Map Service in 1943 to research and draw maps by hand for the Allied war effort in World War II. The exhibit is narrated through the personal experiences of Bea Shaheen McPherson, a Kent State University alum, who was encouraged to take a 60-credit hour course in cartography. Completion of the course, designed by pioneering female cartographer Edith Putnam Parker and taught at Kent State by Professor Edna Eisen, opened the door for McPherson to apply for civil service employment with the Army Map Service, which today has grown in the National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency.