Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Ticer House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 8, 2020

1. The Ticer House Marker

Inscription. The Core Structure here was built in the 1780s, with the front rooms added in the early/mid 1800s

Home of Patsy and Jack Ticer and their family 1961 - 2018

Patricia S. "Patsy" Ticer - First woman Mayor of Alexandria
Served on City Council starting in 1980s; Mayor, 1991 - 1996
Served as area's Virginia State Senator from 1996 - 2001

John T. "Jack" Ticer - Served on City Council, 1950s & 1960s
Founding Board Member of George Mason University
Combat veteran of WWII and lifelong Alexandrian. His Father, Edmund F. "Eddie" Ticer, served as Mayor of Alexandria, 1931 - 1934 and on the City Council during the 1920s & 1930s. He was the longtime Chief Freight Agent of the Southern Railroad's Alexandria Terminal

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 38° 48.218′ N, 77° 2.735′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It is on Prince Street just east of St. Asaph Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 Prince Street, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: 511 Prince Street (a few steps from this marker); John Douglass Brown House (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General Montgomery D. Corse, CSA (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington's Tenement House (within shouting distance of this marker); Suffragists and a Courtroom Decision in Alexandria (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington's Tenement House (within shouting distance of this marker); 204 South Pitt Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Stabler-Leadbeater House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Additional plaque on the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 8, 2020

2. Additional plaque on the building

The Ticer House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 8, 2025

3. The Ticer House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on March 8, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.