Time Period: 1800s

Quenzel’s history of St. George’s is our most recent history published by the Vestry of the church in 1951. Who was Carrol Quenzel and what distinguishes his history ?

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The video We attracted at least 175 to St. George’s on Aug. 3, 2016 to hear Steward Henderson talk about St. George’s role in the Civil War. Steward is second from the right in the picture, above. The talk was sponsored by St. George’s Docents. Rev. Joe Hensley introduced Steward while emphasizing the importance of history … Read more

Design and Changes St. George’s Pews are boxed pews, encased in paneling as opposed to the open pews. It is likely that this was a holdover from the first St. George’s in the 1730’s.  Box pews provided privacy and allowed the family to sit together. Pews were originally purchased from the church by their owners … Read more

Pews emerged at the time of the Protestant Reformation. Most early churches were built around a dome or central area where priests or preachers would preach, while the congregation stood around. The rise of the pulpit as the focal point of the church with the sermon as a central act of Christian worship, especially in … Read more

In May, 1856, the Fredericksburg News reported that the 1,510 pound bell for St Georges was “elevated to its position” into the steeple.   That implies a hoist or lift but given no modern cranes or helicopter at the time it was still a job. Did it go through the middle of the Church or on … Read more

The clock we see outside St. George’s today is a stately piece that still presides over a skyline that has not significantly changed since 1855.   Some people may see the clock as an anachronism in a day of digital watches and satellite regulated cell phones.  However, during the recent renovation we received a scathing letter … Read more

St. George’s has three Tiffany windows though one is a double window with two distinct scenes, one below the gallery level and the other at gallery level.  All were installed in the Church during the years 1912-1917.  Tiffany’s significance in art was that he was the creator of an American glass. Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) … Read more

  It is appropriate that when we re-hung the plaques after the renovation the Phillips Brooks plaque was moved from the back wall of the Church to the front next to the pulpit.  From the time he preached at St. George’s in July, 1859 until his premature death in 1893 at age 57 Phillips Brooks … Read more