Brown's Chapel - Reston, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 38° 58.317 W 077° 20.450
18S E 297211 N 4316270
An old church, relocated a mile or so down the road from it's original location and now used for event hosting through the Reston Association.
Waymark Code: WM12MVZ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2020
Views: 2
Browns Chapel was originally built in 1879, when Augustus and Sarah Brown deeded a half-acre of land on what is now Leesburg Pike to the “Methodist Episcopal Church.”
It remained in use as a chapel until 1967, when the congregation was dissolved. The Northern Virginia Methodist Board of Missions offered the structure to the Fairfax Historical Landmarks Preservation Commission for relocation. That organization in turn contacted Gulf-Reston, Inc., who were by then the developers of Reston.
In May 1968, Gulf-Reston opted to move the 70-ton chapel a few miles down the road to Baron Cameron near Lake Anne. The park, now part of Reston Association, grew around it. Today, it includes baseball fields, a basketball court, picnic facilities, a playground and other recreation amenities. On rainy days at RA Camps, the chapel is a refuge for indoor games.
Meanwhile, a cemetery owned by the church is still located at Baron Cameron and Route 7. More than 200 graves, some of them unmarked, remain. Some of the members were buried there as late as the 1980s — long after the chapel itself was gone.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 05/05/1879
Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Methodist
Street address of Church:
1575 Brown's Chapel Road
Reston, Virginia United States of America
20190
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
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