Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home Listed For Reduced Price

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The boyhood home of Robert E. Lee in Alexandria was listed on the market Tuesday with a significant price drop. Previously priced at $8.5 million, the six bedroom is available for $6.2 million.

Built in 1795, the federal-style home has a storied history. It's also called Potts-Fitzhugh House, as it was built by John Potts, secretary of the Potomac Canal Company, and sold to plantation owner William Fitzhugh. George and Martha Washington have dined at the home numerous times.

Robert E. Lee's father Henry rented the home in 1812, according to The Washington Post. The family lived there for over 80 years, including Robert E. Lee from age five to when he went to West Point in 1825. He again visited five years after the Civil War ended, The Post reported.

Other owners have been Pulitzer-winning poet Archibald MacLeish and Franklin Roosevelt administration official Royd Sayers. For some time, the Stonewall Jackson Foundation operated the home as a public museum.

The latest owners saved the home from disrepair with a complete renovation. Today, the home maintains period character, and the owners hope the next owners will keep the home's history alive. The home is a registered Virginia landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The listing agents are Robert Hryniewicki, Adam T. Rackliffe and Christopher R. Leary of HRL Partners with Washington Fine Properties. Take a look at the home's full photo gallery in the listing below.

• Address: 607 Oronoco St, Alexandria, Virginia
• Price: $6,250,000
• Square Feet: 8145
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 4 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1795
• Features: NEW PRICE! The Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee in the heart of Old Town Alexandria! Historic property on a majestic half-acre of tranquil gardens with grand renovated living space. The subject of a detailed & complete, professional restoration - it is a newly-functional structure in an antique and beautiful envelope. A registered VA Landmark, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this address is also rated a Walker's Paradise by WalkScore.com - with eclectic shops, dining, grocery, Founders Park, Potomac River waterfront marina, and more, all just moments outside the doorstep! Only minutes to downtown DC or Amazon's future HQ2 in Crystal City!

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.