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).
[Sidenote: *105] _Mr. Herbert G. Hopkins._ Location unknown.
[Sidenote: *106] _Dr. N. F. Graham._ Was on the present Safeway grocery
site at 7397 Lee Highway, at the end of West St. in Fairfax County.
[Sidenote: 107] _Capt. M. S. Roberts,_ 409 S. West St. Known as the
Roberts/Burdick house. Capt. Roberts, who was wounded at Antietam, built
the house in 1867 with wood and hardware shipped by his brother from
Maine. Milton E. Roberts inherited the property from his uncle about
1915 and began a poultry business. Subsequently sold part of the
property to the City for Roberts Park. House now owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Edward A. Burdick.
[Sidenote: 109] _The Misses Birch._ The Birch House, 312 E. Broad St.
Built about 1835 but added to and renovated several times. Sold by Mr.
and Mrs. Milton T. Birch in 1976 to Historic Falls Church, Inc., which
in turn sold it to Mr. James Reid to build "The Wrens" on the side and
rear portion. The old barn had been converted to a garage and has since
been renovated into a handsome carriage house, as part of "The Wrens."
VPIS was the first patron, donating $1,000 toward the preservation of
the structure. On the National Register of Historic Places. Now owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Mabry. Kenneth and Patricia Loustalot were the
first owners after restoration (April 1980).
[Sidenote: 110] _Rev. H.A. Be
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