Thursday, December 12, 2019

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE PLAINS



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.



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34 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildDecember 12, 2019 at 12:37 AM

    That is indeed a lovely church - and I do love your photo art.

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  2. Ginny HartzlerDecember 12, 2019 at 12:40 AM

    It does look like a painting!

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  3. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraDecember 12, 2019 at 4:39 AM

    Uma bela Igreja.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 12, 2019 at 2:56 PM

      Obrigado e desejo-lhe um abraço e uma boa semana continuada também :)

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  4. Lucyna DrozłowskaDecember 12, 2019 at 5:05 AM

    Ciekawa budowla i historia.

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 12, 2019 at 2:57 PM

      Dziękuję Ci! Cieszę się, że mój post był interesujący :)

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  5. Small KucingDecember 12, 2019 at 6:54 AM

    wow! its such a picturesque church.

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 12, 2019 at 2:58 PM

      Thank you Small Kucing, I am glad you enjoyed my post :)

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  6. eileeninmdDecember 12, 2019 at 7:42 AM

    Hello,

    It is a beautiful church and I love the artsy image. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend ahead!

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  7. gigi-hawaiiDecember 12, 2019 at 9:28 AM

    Hi 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.

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 12, 2019 at 2:59 PM

      Hi Gigi, so happy to see you posting on my blog again. I will be visiting you as soon as I can :)

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  8. RhodesiaDecember 12, 2019 at 10:58 AM

    Beautiful church and The ArtCard looks interesting. Have a good day, Diane

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 12, 2019 at 3:00 PM

      Thank you Diane, the ArtCard is a lot of fun with several effects :)

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  9. SandiDecember 12, 2019 at 1:00 PM

    Aren't these old buildings just amazing?

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  10. Titus John WhiteDecember 12, 2019 at 3:50 PM

    Hi Denise,
    Wonderful old church, could be walking around a village in England, hope all is going well with the work at home.
    All the best.
    John

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 12, 2019 at 4:56 PM

      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 :)

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  11. Lowcarb team memberDecember 12, 2019 at 5:56 PM

    Such a beautiful looking Church.

    All the best Jan

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 13, 2019 at 10:21 PM

      Happy you enjoyed it Jan and all the best to you too.

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  12. Nas December 12, 2019 at 7:07 PM

    It is so beautiful, thanks for sharing!

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  13. ChristineDecember 12, 2019 at 8:55 PM

    Beautiful church!

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  14. The Joy of Home with Martha EllenDecember 12, 2019 at 9:21 PM

    How lovely, Denise. Looks like it's in England.

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 13, 2019 at 10:21 PM

      It could be couldn't it Martha Ellen? :) Thank you!

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  15. LindaDecember 13, 2019 at 1:49 AM

    You 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.

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    1. DeniseinVADecember 13, 2019 at 10:22 PM

      Thank you for that interesting information Linda. I really appreciate learning more about this pretty church.

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  16. Beatrice P. BoydDecember 14, 2019 at 7:59 PM

    That looks like a fun app, Denise, and some very interesting and artistic results.

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  17. William KendallDecember 18, 2019 at 7:56 PM

    Beautifully enhanced, Denise.

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