Grace Episcopal Church, Main Street, The Plains, Virginia. This beautiful church is built on the lines of a 13th century rural English Gothic design.
In 1917 the building of the first part of the present church was begun. A silver trowel originally used by George Washington to lay the corner stone of the Capitol Building, was also used to lay the cornerstone of the church. Many Italian stone masons were brought over to build the church, which was designed by local H. W. Irwin Fleming. Stone from the surrounding countryside was used for the original structure. The bell from that original structure still rings before services held to this day.
This link will share a page that tells you what you can find in The Plains.
I turned a couple of my photos into 'art', this one and also in the next post. I will share the originals sometime. I used an app I downloaded on my iPAD called 'ArtCard'. There are several artistic effects but this one was my personal favorite at this point in time.
In 1917 the building of the first part of the present church was begun. A silver trowel originally used by George Washington to lay the corner stone of the Capitol Building, was also used to lay the cornerstone of the church. Many Italian stone masons were brought over to build the church, which was designed by local H. W. Irwin Fleming. Stone from the surrounding countryside was used for the original structure. The bell from that original structure still rings before services held to this day.
This link will share a page that tells you what you can find in The Plains.
I turned a couple of my photos into 'art', this one and also in the next post. I will share the originals sometime. I used an app I downloaded on my iPAD called 'ArtCard'. There are several artistic effects but this one was my personal favorite at this point in time.
That is indeed a lovely church - and I do love your photo art.
ReplyDeleteThank you EC :)
DeleteIt does look like a painting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ginny, these art apps are amazing :)
DeleteUma bela Igreja.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
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Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Obrigado e desejo-lhe um abraço e uma boa semana continuada também :)
DeleteCiekawa budowla i historia.
ReplyDeleteDziękuję Ci! Cieszę się, że mój post był interesujący :)
Deletewow! its such a picturesque church.
ReplyDeleteThank you Small Kucing, I am glad you enjoyed my post :)
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful church and I love the artsy image. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend ahead!
Thank you Eileen and the same to you :)
DeleteHi Denise, I finally joined a Google account and can comment on your blog now. I like your photo. It certainly looks like the church was well made by all of those artisans.
ReplyDeleteHi Gigi, so happy to see you posting on my blog again. I will be visiting you as soon as I can :)
DeleteBeautiful church and The ArtCard looks interesting. Have a good day, Diane
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane, the ArtCard is a lot of fun with several effects :)
DeleteAren't these old buildings just amazing?
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are, thanks Sandi :)
DeleteHi Denise,
ReplyDeleteWonderful old church, could be walking around a village in England, hope all is going well with the work at home.
All the best.
John
That's the first thing I thought of when I saw it John, could be right out of England. Work all done, now it's putting everything back in order, which is more of a monumental task than I thought. Perhaps when I get rid of this darned cold :)
DeleteSuch a beautiful looking Church.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Happy you enjoyed it Jan and all the best to you too.
DeleteIt is so beautiful, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Nas and thank you :)
DeleteBeautiful church!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine :)
DeleteHow lovely, Denise. Looks like it's in England.
ReplyDeleteIt could be couldn't it Martha Ellen? :) Thank you!
DeleteYou stood way back to get this perfect picture! I've been to art shows at that church. When they built an addition a few years ago, the community helped locate stones in local fields that matched the existing structure.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that interesting information Linda. I really appreciate learning more about this pretty church.
DeleteThat looks like a fun app, Denise, and some very interesting and artistic results.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dorothy, happy you enjoyed :)
DeleteBeautifully enhanced, Denise.
ReplyDeleteThank you William :)
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