Clifton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Clifton Presbyterian Church

1870

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

1. Clifton Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. After the Civil War, residents seeking Christian fellowship and education organized a Sunday School in the Hetzel House at the corner of Chapel and Pendleton streets. In 1869, nine members of the community organized Clifton Presbyterian Church, laying the cornerstone -- Christ being the first “cornerstone” -- on December 31, 1870 and completing the building on August 5, 1872.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 38° 46.85′ N, 77° 23.303′ W. Marker is in Clifton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from Richards Lane west of Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12748 Richards Lane, Clifton VA 20124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mathers House (within shouting distance of this marker); Clifton Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clifton Creek House (about 300 feet away); Barn (about 300 feet away); “Pink” House (about 300 feet away); Sangster's Station (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Devereux Station (about 400 feet away); Peterson's Ice Cream Depot (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Devereux Station (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Clifton Presbyterian Church. (Submitted on November 30, 2017.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

2. Clifton Presbyterian Church Marker

Clifton Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

3. Clifton Presbyterian Church

Jeweled Cross Window image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

4. Jeweled Cross Window

Presbyterian Church, 1871

Clifton<br>Presbyterian Church<br>Built in 1871 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

5. Clifton
Presbyterian Church
Built in 1871

Enter ye the house of the Lord…

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

6. Clifton Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 16, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.