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WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA
The Presbyterian Church at Washington, Virginia, had its inception ninety-five years ago and on the 12th day of May, 1856, when Tamoran Spiller, also known as Tamer Spiller, conveyed by deed to Robert Deatherage and Robert S. Bell, as Trustees for and on behalf of the Presbyterian Church of Washington, the eastern one-half part of Town Lot No. 22, at the southwestern corner of Gay and Calvert Streets, for the purpose of erecting thereon a house of public worship.
As far as can be ascertained the supervision and construction was under the entire direction of James Leake Powers, a contemporary of Thomas Jefferson, having been born June 10, 1799 and who died during the year 1889, at the age of 90 years. Mr. Powers left many monuments to his skill as an artisan, having been employed on the construction of the University of Virginia and also the woodwork on the County Court House. He was the builder of Trinity Episcopal Church, considered among the best reproductions of English architecture in the State, and also a number of the more prominent homes in the town.
The Presbyterian Church is of brick construction and of Doric architecture, from which there was little, departure, other than the large fan window in the front gable, which to a great , extent characterized the buildings designed by Mr. Powers.
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