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Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop, 107 South Fairfax St Alexandria, Independent City, VA
The apothecary shop closed in 1933 and reopened shortly thereafter as a museum. Edward Stabler apprenticed in the apothecary business with his brother in Leesburg, Virginia, and established his own business in Alexandria in 1792. He rented space at the corner of King and S. Fairfax, and soon expanded to the adjacent building at 107 S. Fairfax. The typical products offered in the shop were medicine, farm and garden equipment, surgical instruments, dental equipment, soap, perfume, Buffalo and Bedford mineral water, cigars, window glass, paint and varnish, artists` supplies, combs and brushes. Much of the medicine was created on-site, using plant and herb materials. After the Civil War, the apothecary supplied nearly 500 pharmacies throughout the Washington DC area. At its peak, the Leadbeaters employed 12 salesmen throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina to promote their wholesale and mail order businesses. In the early twentieth century, commercial pharmacies and synthetic drug companies began to replace the apothecary. The business declared bankruptcy in 1933. ... Read More Read Less
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop, 107 South Fairfax St Alexandria, Independent City, VA
The apothecary shop closed in 1933 and reopened shortly thereafter as a museum. Edward Stabler apprenticed in the apothecary business with his brother in Leesburg, Virginia, and established his own business in Alexandria in 1792. He rented space at the corner of King and S. Fairfax, and soon expanded to the adjacent building at 107 S. Fairfax. The typical products offered in the shop were medicine, farm and garden equipment, surgical instruments, dental equipment, soap, perfume, Buffalo and Bedford mineral water, cigars, window glass, paint and varnish, artists` supplies, combs and brushes. Much of the medicine was created on-site, using plant and herb materials. After the Civil War, the apothecary supplied nearly 500 pharmacies throughout the Washington DC area. At its peak, the Leadbeaters employed 12 salesmen throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina to promote their wholesale and mail order businesses. In the early twentieth century, commercial pharmacies and synthetic drug companies began to replace the apothecary. The business declared bankruptcy in 1933. ... Read More Read Less
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
