Simpson Masonry

Simpson Masonry was founded in 1924 by five Simpson brothers, one of whom — Clarence Simpson Person Clarence Simpson Founding brother of (1924) and the construction patriarch of the four-generation Simpson family of Alexandria. Developed Eugene Simpson Field in 1954, named for one of his … — became the family’s construction patriarch. The company was renamed Eugene Simpson and Brother Construction in a later generation, the new name reportedly settled by a flip of a coin among the brothers, and operates today under the names Simpson Construction and Simpson Development. ^[1] Source 1 Alexandria Legends — Donald Simpson Jr. (2020) Website

Across four generations of family leadership the firm is reported to have completed more than four hundred buildings across Alexandria and the Washington region, including:

• Eugene Simpson Field (1954) — recreational field developed by Clarence Simpson, named for one of the founding brothers
• Alexandria Hospital (1960) — major Inova-predecessor facility
• Torpedo Factory Art Center renovation — converted munitions plant to artist studios; see 105 North Union Street Place 105 North Union Street Waterfront munitions plant built in 1918 as the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station; produced torpedoes through World War II, served as federal records storage after the war, and has …
• King Street Old Town redevelopment, including the Alexandrian Hotel and Bankers Square
• Landmark Mall — west-end retail anchor
• Alexandria waterfront redevelopment
• United Way headquarters
• Miracle Field at Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center

Specific construction dates, addresses, and architects associated with each project remain a research target — to be confirmed against the Alexandria Library Special Collections / Office of Historic Alexandria holdings before the project pages are deepened in a future batch. ^[2] Source 2 Alexandria Library Special Collections Manuscript