A Virginia Village Part 2

[Sidenote: 63] _Mr. Charles A. Marshall._ 215 E. Jefferson St., facing Cherry St., on a 3-lot parcel. Built c. 1900. Owned by L.F. Jennings.

[Sidenote: *64] _Mr. John S. Garrison._ Was on the S.W. corner of Washington Blvd. and Lee Highway in East Falls Church. Later the office of Dr. Howard Berger. Demolished for I-66.

[Sidenote: *65] _Mr. F.A. Niles._ Was near Seven Corners on Route 7.

Later the home of the Duffys and Higgins.

[Sidenote: *66] _Dr. T.C. Quick._ Was on the N.W. corner of N.

Washington St. and W. Great Falls, across the street from the present Trammell's Gate Housing Development. Tunis Cline Quick was a cla.s.smate of President Taft, who spoke from the steps of another former Quick home now occupied by the Ives-Pearson Funeral Home at 472 N. Washington St.

[Sidenote: *67] _Miss Ellen W. Green._ Was on the corner of N.

Washington and E. Columbia Sts., on the present site of the parking lot of the Crossman Methodist Church.

[Sidenote: *68] _Mr. Jno. D. Payne._ Was at Seven Corners near Koons Ford, located at 1051 E. Broad St. Payne's Corners (now Seven Corners) was named for him. He was a former mayor of Falls Church, 1906-07.

[Sidenote: *69] _The Rectory. Rev. George S. Somerville._ Was the Rectory of The Falls Church (Episcopal) from 1900 to 1912 on S. Oak St., next to 116 in the present parking lot of 803 W. Broad St. Both houses were built by Thomas Hillier. (See item 55.)

[Sidenote: *70] _Dr. L.E. Gott._ Was on 15th Road, near the end of E.

Columbia St., in what is now Arlington County. Dr. Louis Edward Gott was a surgeon in the Confederate Army. He apparently did not sign the Ordinance of Secession and helped draw up the town charter in 1875.

[Sidenote: *71] _Mr. R.J. Yates._ Was located in the middle of the 100 block of W. Columbia St. on the present site of the Columbia Baptist Church. It was once the site of the Forbes Inst.i.tute, a private school run by the Forbes family.

[Sidenote: 72] _Mr. S.A. Copper._ 206 E. Jefferson St. Built 1889. On a very attractive lot. House and barn have been renovated. Owned by Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Quinn.

[Sidenote: 73] _Mrs. J.L. Auchmoody._ 400 Great Falls St. Built in the 1850s. Julia L. Smith was married to Walter Auchmoody and helped run the Star Tavern, at the S.W. corner of Broad and Washington Sts. The Tavern once also served as the post office. House then known as "Mother Auchmoody's." More recently owned by the Hinman family and then Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Smith (now both deceased). Lot was subdivided under the terms of an eas.e.m.e.nt, and a large house was built next door by Robert Daube. 400 W. Great Falls now owned by Elizabeth G. Warden.

[Sidenote: *74] _Dr. Samuel Luttrell._ Was at 133 E. Broad St. next to the Murphy House that was once the City Hall (See item 86). Was also once the home of the Edmonds family. Now on the site of the Bear's Head restaurant.

[Sidenote: 75] _Mrs. C. Larner._ 329 N. Maple Ave. at W. Columbia St.

Built in 1850-53 but has had many alternations. Hip-roofed house painted red. Still has a well and pump and said to have a ghost. Has an underground room in back yard believed to have been a hiding place for slaves during the Civil War. Minie b.a.l.l.s have been found on the grounds.

Owners: Theodore W. and Mary Louise Jones.

[Sidenote: 76] _Mr. W.H. Barksdale._ 6403 Washington Blvd. across from the Fellows house in East Falls Church, Arlington. (See item 51).

Owners: Col. and Mrs. Samuel Greenberg.

[Sidenote: *77] _Mr. Wm. B. Wright._ Was at 424 E. Broad St., but was demolished in 1979 to make way for the Tollgate Townhouse Development.

Built 1870. Known as the Wright/Galpin House. Archeological investigations as the possible site of the Wren's Tavern were negative.

[Sidenote: 78] _Mr. J.W. Seay._ 116 W. Great Falls St. Built c. 1890.

Known as the Seay/Porter/Oliphant/Kuhn House. Owners: Mr. and Mrs.

Robert W. Beckham.

[Sidenote: *79] _Mr. J.W. Wells._ Was at 103 E. Jefferson St. across from Dr. Macon Ware's home at 108 E. Jefferson St. which is still standing with three new houses nearby.

[Sidenote: 80] Mr. M.H. Brinkerhoff. 200 E. Broad St. Built 1890 (?) Owner: Mr. Lawrence Proctor.

[Sidenote: 81] _Mrs. A.V. Piggott._ 400 E. Broad St. Better known as the Albert Brown Piggott House. Built about 1904, it basically is unchanged, but looks different. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Rene Ossorio.

[Sidenote: 82] _Mr. G.B. Ives._ 209 E. Broad St., next door to the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, which now owns it. Known now as the Westminster House. Built in 1855 by Mr. Ives.

[Sidenote: 83] _Mr. Nathan Lynch._ 304 E. Broad St. Built in 1898.

William Nathan Lynch had a two-level barn where he kept cows and sold milk. A gazebo and fishpond were added about 1928 by his son William Henry Lynch. Gazebo was built from the old Birch barn and the horses'

teeth-marks are still visible. Rear of the property was subdivided in 1983 for four townhouses, part of The Wrens. Extensive renovation, inside and out, has been carried out by the present owners, Mr. and Mrs.

John R. Seline.

[Sidenote: *84] _Mrs. Mary G. Sims._ Was located at 210 Little Falls St.

between Park Ave. and W. Great Falls St. Now an office building across from the City Hall.

[Sidenote: 85] _Mr. A.E. Rowell._ 923 W. Broad St. The Rowell House was also known as the "Old Brick House." Built in 1855 by George B. Ives, the Rowell family lived here for 62 years. Formerly had a barn with a harness room and a gla.s.s conservatory for flowers. Was an antique shop several years ago and the yard was also used for antique sales. While the house still stands, it has been renovated and surrounded by a townhouse complex known as Rowell Court, and bears no resemblance to the original structure. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Rolander.

[Sidenote: *86] _Dr. S.S. Luttrell._ Was at 155 E. Broad St., and later known as the Murphy House. It served as the last temporary City Hall in the 1950s.

[Sidenote: 87] _Oakwood Cemetery._ Located off N. Roosevelt St. behind Koon's Ford. Many old time residents of Falls Church are buried here. A corner of the foundation of Fairfax Chapel, built about 1790, and demolished during the Civil War by Union soldiers, was recently (1984) revealed by the falling of a tree during a storm.

[Sidenote: *88] _Mr. H.N. Ryer._ Was in East Falls Church, Arlington.

[Sidenote: 89] _Dr. M.E. Church._ Description under his photo is eloquent. For photo of his home, see p. 13.

[Sidenote: 90] _Miss B.C. Merrifield._ 210 W. Great Falls St. Built 1876. Known as the Merrifield/Orme House. Once owned by Harry O. Bishop and Mayor Albert Orme. Presently owned by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Payne.

[Sidenote: *91] _Mr. R.C.L. Moncure._ Was on the south side of Washington Blvd. east of Lee Highway in East Falls Church, Arlington.

Demolished when I-66 was built.

[Sidenote: *92] _Mr. George M. Newell._ Built 1896. Was on N. Washington St. on the present site of the parking lot next to the Columbia Baptist Church, and next to the James A. d.i.c.kinson house at 351. The 1904 edition of _A Virginia Village_ was originally printed in his small shop at the rear, by Joseph H. Newell, his son. (Newell-Cole Printing is now located in Alexandria, Va.)

[Sidenote: 95] _Mr. H.C. Birge._ 610 Fulton Ave. Built 1890. Now known as the Schefer School. Originally part of a 25-acre tract of the Cherry Hill Farm. Rothsay Street along the rear of the property was dedicated to provide access to the Rothsay Station on the W. and O. D. railroad, between Pennsylvania Ave. and N. Lee St. Also known as _Woodland_.

Owner: Mrs. Eileen L.C. Schefer.

[Sidenote: *96] _The Inn._ Another name for the Eagle House Hotel, which burned down about 1920. Was located near the present site of the State Theatre at 220 N. Washington St. Occupants from about 1915 to 1919 were Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon S. Cline, Sr. He was the Managing Editor of old The Washington Star. Several of their children have remained in the Falls Church area. Eli Northrup, an undertaker, was once the proprietor.

[Sidenote: *97] _Mr. Henry R. Thompson._ Was on the S. side of Washington Blvd. in East Falls Church, on the E. side of Lee Highway.

Demolished about 1975 to make way for I-66.

[Sidenote: *98] _Columbia Baptist Church._ Was located in the 100 block of E. Broad St. Demolished in 1909. A new stone church was relocated on the corner of N. Washington and W. Columbia Sts. The stone building has been replaced by a much larger brick structure. Address: 103 W. Columbia St.

[Sidenote: 99] _Dulin Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (South)._ Now the Dulin United Methodist Church, 513 E. Broad St. Built on land donated by William Dulin about 1869, shortly after the Civil War, following the separation into the Northern and Southern branches of the Methodist church.

[Sidenote: 100] _Mrs. M.E. DePutron._ 508 Lincoln Ave. Was also known as the Sherwood Farm, on 210 acres. Included the hill on which Mt. Daniel Elementary School (2328 N. Oak) is now located. Built in 1893-94 by Mr.

and Mrs. Jacob Coleman DePutron. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Wollenberg. Roger is currently a member of the City Council and a former member of the School Board. Pat Wollenberg was formerly Vice-chairman of the Historical Commission and a re-founder of the VPIS in 1965.

[Sidenote: 101] _Mr. G.W. Ca.s.silear._ 502 Walden Court. Known also as the Ca.s.silear/Lamont/Bell House, or _Bonnie Briar_. Built about 1898 on what was part of the Crossman tract. Property originally consisted of the house, a summer house (now gone), a fish pond, a sheep house (now gone), a concrete ice-house, and a barn, on 11.66 acres. Was owned by Mrs. William (Aloise) Bell, who died in February 1985.

[Sidenote: 102] _St. James Roman Catholic Church._ 905 Park Ave. Built about 1902 to replace the old church on West St. at the St. James Cemetery. Has been renovated and enlarged. Designed by A.O. Von Herbulis (See item 58).

[Sidenote: *103] _The Methodist Episcopal Church._ Isaac Crossman donated the land and funds for the Crossman Methodist Episcopal Church, built in 1875. It was demolished in 1963. The new Crossman United Methodist Church is now on the same site on the corner of N. Washington and E. Columbia Sts. This was the Northern Methodist church; Dulin was the Southern Methodist church.

[Sidenote: *104] _Mr. V.E. Kerr._ Was one of the group of houses south of the Falls Church Bank (now the site of George Mason Square) on the west side of South Washington Street about opposite The Falls Church (Episcopal). Other houses in this group were the Updike House, the James Walter Antique Shop and the Edith Thompson House (all gone).