1 1 ▁Prince ▁Street ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Virginia , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁Bay ne – F ow le ▁House ▁is ▁a ▁m ason ry ▁town house ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁for ▁William ▁Bay ne , ▁an ▁Alexand ria - based ▁commission ▁merchant . ▁It ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁fine ▁mid - V ict or ian ▁inter iors ▁and ▁elaborate ▁pl aster work . ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Northern ▁troops ▁and ▁subsequently ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁and ▁converted ▁briefly ▁into ▁a ▁military ▁hospital . ▁Since ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁private ▁residence . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁history ▁William ▁Bay ne , ▁a ▁commission ▁merchant ▁and ▁gro cer ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁purchased ▁the ▁lot ▁at ▁ 8 1 1 ▁Prince ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁A ▁house ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁but ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁William ▁H . ▁F ow le , ▁another ▁commission ▁merchant ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Massachusetts ▁business man ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁The ▁house ▁served ▁as ▁his ▁residence ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁Richmond . ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Northern ▁troops ▁and ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the