| 1805 | Alexandria is first surveyed as a town in 1805. |
| The Olivet Episcopal Church is completed and consecrated by Bishop Leonidas Polk. Construction is supervised by Charles Schraeder, a native of Germany. The wife of Rev. Amos D. McCoy of Alexandria initiated the construction of the chapel. | |
| James Wade Bolton, of a prominent Alexandria banking family, acquires property and builds his house, an example of Queen Anne Revival architecture in Louisiana. It has traditional regional influences, such as long leaf yellow pine framing and a raised on-pier foundation, it features twice the number of principle rooms usually found in such fine residences. Additional features include fifteen foot ceilings, oak paneling, an extravagant use of windows, and an expansive curving front verandah supported by Ionic columns. Directly across St. James Street is the house of his father, George Washington Bolton, a pioneer financier and patriarch of the Boltin family in Central Louisiana. In 1979, the Bolton house was donated to the city of Alexandria by the Bolton family as a center for regional arts and crafts. At that time, it was renamed River Oaks Square. |
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