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 ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH - Fredericksburg, VA Posted by:  vhasler
N 38° 18.153 W 077° 27.605
18S E 284886 N 4242247
First built on this site in 1730s, the current church of Romanesque Revival architecture was constructed in 1849.
Waymark Code: WM9YC4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2010
Views: 4
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH (open daily), NE. corner Princess Anne and George Sts., is a gray brick edifice of Victorian design, with tower and spire centered on the front. Built in 1849, it is the third on this site. The first was erected in 1732 by Colonel Henry Willis, 'top man of the place.' The first rector of St. George's Parish to officiate in this building was the Reverend Patrick Henry, uncle of the orator; Charles Washington and James Monroe were vestrymen; the bell was given in 1751 by Colonel John Spotswood, son of the Colonial governor.
Among the graves in the churchyard are those of William Paul and of John Dandridge, Washington's father-in-law. Colonel Fielding Lewis and two of his children are buried beneath the steps of the church.
---- Virginia - A Guide to the Old Dominion State, 1940.
Located at 905 Princess Anne Street in downtown Fredericksburg, St. George’s Church has been an active minister to the community. See the church website for current events and activities: link
Book: Virginia
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 218, 220
Year Originally Published: 1940
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