Specialty Housekeeping

About Us

Nancy Alexander, majority owner of Specialty Housekeeping. LLC has extensive experience in professional housekeeping, historic home preservation, and events management. Alexander's career in historic preservation began in the 1970's. She managed small town, regional and state downtown development programs in Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia. Alexander has served as Estate Manager for a large Virginia estate, was Executive Director of the Montpelier Steeplechase and Equestrian Foundation, Special Events Manager for James Madison's Montpelier, and served a four year elected term on the Orange Town Council.

Specialty Housekeeping was created by Alexander to marry her varied interests in home care management, historic preservation and a desire to help people enjoy their time at home. From helping clients make cookie dough, to taking clothes to the drycleaner and letting the dog out, Alexander believes that Specialty Housekeeping improves the quality of life for all our clients.

Consulting Services

Start-up home care management including:

Safe Products to Use in Your Home
Care of Art and Antiques
Custom Designed Household Linens
Procedures for Efficient Cleaning
Hiring and Training, or Retraining of Staff

Detail Cleaning with Unpacking and Set-up of Homes Access to Key Homecare Professionals

“Housekeeping is part hard work and part common sense, with time management and efficiency techniques thrown in to make the process effective. Many historic homes were built to be managed by multiple staff members, but times have changed and a good housekeeper may need to manage a large home with minimum help”