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Pohick Episcopal Church | |
 Pohick Church, seen in September 2012 | |
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| Location | 9301 Richmond Hwy., Lorton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°42′28″N 77°11′39″W / 38.70778°N 77.19417°W |
| Built | 1774 |
| Architect | James Wren |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000239 [1] |
| VLR No. | 029-0046 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968[2] |
Pohick Church, previously known as Pohick Episcopal Church, is an Episcopal church in the community of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Often called the "Mother Church of Northern Virginia,"[3][4][5] the church is notable for its association with important figures in early Virginian history such as George Washington and George Mason, both of whom served on its vestry.[6]
The present structure was completed in 1774 and underwent significant renovations beginning in 1874 and 1890. It is two stories tall with a hipped roof and modillioned cornice, with an interior of early Colonial Revival design. The church building was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1968 and National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[2]
The church's archive includes the original vestry book of Truro Parish, dating to 1732; a 1761 prayer book imported by Washington; and the grave marker of Katherine Popkins, dated 1766, which is the lone surviving stone from the graveyard of the congregation's former location in Colchester. Charles Mason Remey had contracted a family mausoleum on the grounds in 1937, but "the Remeum" became the target of vandalism and was demolished beginning in 1973.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Edward P. Alexander (April 24, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pohick Episcopal Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2019. and Accompanying photos
- ^ "Washington Birthday". Brotherhood of St Andrew's. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Scott A. Surovell. "The Dixie Pig". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Tony Kent (2011). US Highway 1 in Virginia. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-7385-8818-6.
- ^ "Pohick Church History". Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.