Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House> ?p ?o }
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House abstract "The heritage of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House in Alexandria, Virginia dates from the early eighteenth century. Scottish Presbyterians were among the early European settlers of Northern Virginia and were involved in establishing Alexandria as a port in 1749. The Society of Presbyterians worshiped publicly in the city from the 1760s, and the congregation’s first installed minister arrived in 1772.The Meeting House was erected in 1775. Largely destroyed by fire in 1835, it was subsequently rebuilt, maintaining a Reformed Protestant plain-style appearance. Except for a bell tower added in 1843 and granite entrance stairs installed in 1853, it remains little altered to the present day.Alexandrians have gathered at the Meeting House for public worship many times over the years. Among other such services that George Washington attended here was one conducted by the Rev. Dr. James Muir for the National Day of Solemn Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer in 1798. Alexandria’s memorial services for George Washington in 1799 were held in this sanctuary. The church bell tolled in mourning during the four days between his death and burial.The Meeting House remained open for worship throughout the Civil War, but the congregation dwindled afterward. In 1899 the building was closed for worship, and all of the church property was entrusted to Second Presbyterian Church, which accepted responsibility for maintaining it. For the next half-century, it served as both a museum and a place of worship. In 1949, a new congregation, taking the name of “the Old Presbyterian Meeting House,” was established here.Music has been part of the Meeting House heritage from the earliest days, and the church has served as a venue for public concerts for more than two centuries. Its first pipe organ, built by Jacob Hilbus and installed in 1817, was—according to church historian Julius Melton—the first pipe organ installed in a Presbyterian church in the United States. The Hilbus organ was destroyed in the 1835 fire. The pipe organ in the apse, by Henry Erben, dates from 1849. The pipe organ in the rear gallery was installed in 1997 by the Lively-Fulcher Organ Company.Adjoining the Meeting House is a Burial Ground and several buildings: Flounder House, built in 1787, was originally a parsonage; Elliot House (1844) was originally a private residence; and the Education Building was constructed in 1957. The Burial Ground is the final resting place of many patriots of the Revolutionary War, including one unidentified soldier who is honored by the Tomb of an Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution. Among the more than 300 persons buried in this graveyard are John Carlyle, founder and first overseer of Alexandria; Dr. James Craik, Physician General of the Continental Army and close friend of George Washington; and William Hunter, Jr., mayor of Alexandria and founder of the St. Andrew's Society.The Meeting House also maintains and operates the Presbyterian Cemetery on Hamilton Lane, about a mile west of the church. Opened in 1809, the cemetery is the final resting place of 17 patriots of the American Revolution, men killed in the War of 1812, and 62 Confederate veterans and a number of Union soldiers from the Civil War. Over the years, the Presbyterian Cemetery has provided burial space for merchants, ship captains, the Reverend Elias Harrison—the fourth pastor of the Meeting House, who died during the Civil War—a half dozen of Alexandria’s mayors, numerous representatives of the city’s governing council, a number of prominent businessmen and philanthropists, and at least one member of the U.S. House of Representatives.".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House added "2001-02-16".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House area "2023.4282112".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House location Alexandria,_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House nrhpReferenceNumber "01000143".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House thumbnail Alexandria,_Virginia_(6463761973).jpg?width=300.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageExternalLink va0171.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageExternalLink www.opmh.org.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageExternalLink cememtery.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageExternalLink history.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageExternalLink www.pcusa.org.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageID "23439578".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageLength "10084".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageOutDegree "55".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageRevisionID "654590966".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Advent.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Alexandria,_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink American_Civil_War.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink American_Revolutionary_War.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Calvinism.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Churches_in_Alexandria,_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Federal_architecture_in_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Georgian_architecture_in_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Historic_American_Buildings_Survey_in_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Alexandria,_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Presbyterian_churches_in_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Properties_of_religious_function_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Religious_buildings_completed_in_1775.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Category:Scottish-American_culture_in_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Cemetery.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Choir.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Confederate_States_of_America.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Continental_Army.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Cremated.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Cremation.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink George_Washington.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Haiti.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Henry_Erben.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Heritage_Documentation_Programs.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Historic_American_Buildings_Survey.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Islamabad.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink James_Craik.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink John_Carlyle_(merchant).
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Kenya.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Mexico.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Music.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink National_Day_of_Prayer.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Northern_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Pakistan.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Pignon.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Pignon,_Haiti.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Pipe_organ.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Pre-school.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Presbyterian_Church_(USA).
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Presbyterianism.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Presbyterians.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Preschool.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Reformed_Protestant.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Retirement_home.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Revolutionary_War.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Reynosa.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Scottish_people.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Scotts_Run.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Service_of_worship.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink The_Shack_Neighborhood_House.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink U.S._House_of_Representatives.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink United_States_House_of_Representatives.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Volunteer.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink Volunteering.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink War_of_1812.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink West_Virginia.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLink File:Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House.JPG.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLinkText "Old Presbyterian Meeting House".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House wikiPageWikiLinkText "Presbyterian Meeting House".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House yearOfConstruction "1780".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House added "2001-02-16".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House architecture "Early Republic".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House built "1780.0".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House caption "East view of the meetinghouse".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House designatedOther "Virginia Landmarks Register".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House designatedOther1Date "2000-12-06".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House designatedOther1NumPosition "bottom".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House designatedOther1Number "100".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House governingBody "Private".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House hasPhotoCollection Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House.
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House latDegrees "38".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House latDirection "N".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House latMinutes "48".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House latSeconds "5".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House location "321".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House locmapin "United States Virginia Alexandria Historical District".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House longDegrees "77".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House longDirection "W".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House longMinutes "2".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House longSeconds "38".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House name "Old Presbyterian Meeting House".
- Old_Presbyterian_Meeting_House refnum "1000143".