9 May...

Our first stop on Sunday was a quick visit to the Confederate Memorial Chapel [<link to click] which dates back to the Civil War.  It is on the grounds of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and had just the most beautiful windows ~ "There are eight commemorative stained glass windows in the interior of the chapel, all dating from the nineteenth century and dedicated to soldiers and/or battalions of the Confederacy."

"In 1883, the R. E. Lee camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans was organized to provide for the needs of former Confederate soldiers. Soon afterwards, the camp became the Confederate Soldiers Home, which, in its heyday, cared for close to 300 pensioners. In 1887, the interdenominational frame chapel was dedicated to the memory of the Confederate dead. It was constructed with contributions from the veterans themselves at a time when money was scarce throughout the South. Marion 3. Dimmock, Sr. was the architect of the small Gothic Revival building and Joseph F. Wingfield the builder. It was used until the last of the veterans died in 1941." ~ from the final nomination for admission to the National Registry of Historic Places.

This gorgeous house was across the street.  I would have loved a tour of it, and wish I had a little rooftop porch like the one here.

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