Christ Church is located in Alexandria's Old Town, at the southwest corner of North Washington and Cameron Streets.
 The brick two-story church measures about 60 feet (18 m) by 50 feet (15 m).
Comparable to Pohick Church in Truro Parish, which was gutted by Union troops, the church has stone quoins from nearby Aquia quarry.
 The roof is a simple hipped structure.
The galleries, bell tower, and porch were added after the original construction, circa 1785 and 1815.

The Anglican congregation that commissioned the church's construction was founded in 1765, when Fairfax Parish was established.
 The vestry commissioned the construction of two churches, this one, and another at Falls Church.
 The design of both buildings was by Colonel James Wren.
 The church is distinctive among Virginia's colonial churches in that its interior was spared the ravages of the Civil War.
Although, most of the tombstones and all the silver were missing when the Union troop holding the church returned it two years after the end of the war.
The church also survived the disestablishment of the Church of England by the commonwealth.

Among the burials in the churchyard is the mass grave of thirty-four Confederate prisoners of war who died in local hospitals during the Civil War.
 A memorial stone in the churchyard commemorates their deaths.
Also buried in the church are Charles Simms and Philip Marstellar, two of George Washington's pallbearers, Anne Warren, a world-famous English actress, Henry Fowler, and William Ramsay, who is known as the Romulus of Alexandria.

In 2017 church leaders decided to remove plaques in memory of Washington and Lee, each of which resided on either side of its sanctuary.
 Removal was decided based on a purported desire to avoid "...a distraction in our worship space" and concern about creating "an obstacle to our identity as a welcoming church and an impediment to our growth and to full community with our neighbors."
Christ Church is located in Alexandria's Old Town, at the southwest corner of North Washington and Cameron Streets.  The brick two-story church measures about 60 feet (18 m) by 50 feet (15 m). Comparable to Pohick Church in Truro Parish, which was gutted by Union troops, the church has stone quoins from nearby Aquia quarry.  The roof is a simple hipped structure. The galleries, bell tower, and porch were added after the original construction, circa 1785 and 1815.
The Anglican congregation that commissioned the church's construction was founded in 1765, when Fairfax Parish was established.  The vestry commissioned the construction of two churches, this one, and another at Falls Church.  The design of both buildings was by Colonel James Wren.  The church is distinctive among Virginia's colonial churches in that its interior was spared the ravages of the Civil War. Although, most of the tombstones and all the silver were missing when the Union troop holding the church returned it two years after the end of the war. The church also survived the disestablishment of the Church of England by the commonwealth.
Among the burials in the churchyard is the mass grave of thirty-four Confederate prisoners of war who died in local hospitals during the Civil War.  A memorial stone in the churchyard commemorates their deaths. Also buried in the church are Charles Simms and Philip Marstellar, two of George Washington's pallbearers, Anne Warren, a world-famous English actress, Henry Fowler, and William Ramsay, who is known as the Romulus of Alexandria.
In 2017 church leaders decided to remove plaques in memory of Washington and Lee, each of which resided on either side of its sanctuary.  Removal was decided based on a purported desire to avoid "...a distraction in our worship space" and concern about creating "an obstacle to our identity as a welcoming church and an impediment to our growth and to full community with our neighbors."
Christ Church (Alexandria, Virginia)