Foxcroft Heights in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Arlington Chapel

Photographed by Christopher Voltaggio, April 20, 2010

1. Site of Arlington Chapel Marker

Inscription. Arlington's first house of worship, the Chapel of Ease of Arlington Plantation, was near this location. George Washington Parke Custis built it about 1825 for his family, neighbors, and servants. Services were conducted by students from the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Alexandria. Union soldiers burned the building at the beginning of the Civil War. The congregation was reestablished after the war when it met in abandoned federal barracks in this vicinity. The Trinity Episcopal church, now located at South Wayne street and Columbia pike, is the successor congregation.

Erected by Arlington County, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 38° 51.997′ N, 77° 4.335′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Foxcroft Heights. It is at the intersection of Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244) and Orme Street, on the right when traveling west on Columbia Pike. Marker is located on the corner of the Sheraton National Hotel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 South Orme Street Arlington VA 22204, Arlington VA 22204, 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.

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

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marker: Freedman's Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Freedman’s Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harry W. Gray House (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington Carver Cooperative Apartments (approx. ¼ mile away); Albert I. Cassell (approx. ¼ mile away); Mount Olive Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. John's Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); History of Bocce Ball (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Arlington Chapel Marker on the corner of Orme Street and Columbia Pike. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Voltaggio, April 20, 2010

2. Arlington Chapel Marker on the corner of Orme Street and Columbia Pike.

Photographed by A. Taylor, December 27, 2015

3. Site of Arlington Chapel Marker

Location of marker, after updating of intersection. This picture was taken with Columbia Pike at my back looking north along Orme St.

View from Site of Arlington Chapel marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by A. Taylor, December 27, 2015

4. View from Site of Arlington Chapel marker

This is the view across Orme St from where the marker stands. Notice the Air Force Memorial in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2010, by Christopher Voltaggio of Glen Rock, United States. This page has been viewed 2,184 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2010, by Christopher Voltaggio of Glen Rock, United States. 3, 4. submitted on December 31, 2015, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.