Identifier: histvirginiahome00lanc Title: Historic Virginia homes and churches Year: 1915 (1910s) Authors: Lancaster, Robert A. (Robert Alexander), 1862-1940 Subjects: Historic buildings Church buildings Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: from the greatest of its duties to the most trifling minutiasand Mrs. Washington is the very essence of kindness. Her soulseems to overflow with it like the most abundant fountain, andher happiness is in exact proportion to the number of objects uponwhich she can dispense her benefits. POHICK CHURCH But a short distance from JNIt. Vernon stands old Po-hick, the parish church of both Mt. Vernon and GunstonHall—the ^lason home. This church was built in 1769 toreplace an earlier frame structiu-e, and the Washingtons THE KAPPAHANNOCK AM) POTOMAC 3C3 and Masons Avere worshippers in the first sanctuary, aswell as the second. In 173.5 Augustine \\ashin<4t()n was elected a vestry-man of Pohick and in 17(i2 Cieorge AVushington andGeorge William Fairfax were apjiointed church wardens.It is said that the plans of the present massive and com-modious huilding of hrick. with stone trimmings, weredrawn hy Cieneral Washington himself. The huildingcommittee consisted of George Washington, (ieorge

Text Appearing After Image: POHICK CHIRCH, FAIKI AX COUNTY William Fairfax, George Mason. Daniel McCarthy andEdward Payne. Pohick Church was hadly damaged hy Federal troopsdin-ing the War between the States, and when it was laterrepaired, through the generosity of a gentleman from XewYork, the interior was unfortunately modernized. INIorerecently, however, its quaint and interesting appearancehas been restored. It is the custom of the regents of the Mt. Vernon Asso-ciation to attend service once a year in old Pohick. 364 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES GUNSTON HALL About one mile distant from Pohick Church standsGunston Hall, the famous home of George Mason (1725-1792), author of the Bill of Rights and the Constitutionof Virginia. The Gunston estate of 7000 acres was long since dividedinto small farms, most of which are now the property of

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