ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Hundreds of visitors fanned out across Del Ray on Saturday, May 9, for the biennial Del Ray House & Garden Tour, a fundraiser hosted by the Del Ray Citizens Association that brought in more than $30,000 for local causes.
The self-guided walking tour featured a dozen homes, including historic buildings, new construction, renovated houses and two accessory dwelling units, making it the largest tour in the event’s history.
Highlights included a house originally built as a corner grocery store, now reimagined as a one-floor home suited for retirement, and a 1920s bungalow paired with a grandparents’ ADU cottage out back. One newly built home showcased curated paintings by D.C.-area artists, while another displayed art collected during the homeowner’s foreign service career…