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.
