Pohick Church

Pohick Church, previously known as Pohick Episcopal Church, is an Episcopal church in the community of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Often called the "Mother Church of Northern Virginia," the church is notable for its association with important figures in early Virginian history such as George Washington and George Mason, both of whom served on its vestry.

Pohick Episcopal Church
Pohick Church, seen in September 2012
Location9301 Richmond Hwy., Lorton, Virginia
Coordinates38°42′28″N 77°11′39″W
Built1774
ArchitectJames Wren
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.69000239
VLR No.029-0046
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 1969
Designated VLRNovember 5, 1968

The present structure was completed in 1774 and underwent significant renovations beginning in 1874 and 1890. It is two stories tall with a hipped roof and modillioned cornice, with an interior of early Colonial Revival design. The church building was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1968 and National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

The church's archive includes the original vestry book of Truro Parish, dating to 1732; a 1761 prayer book imported by Washington; and the grave marker of Katherine Popkins, dated 1766, which is the lone surviving stone from the graveyard of the congregation's former location in Colchester. Charles Mason Remey had contracted a family mausoleum on the grounds in 1937, but "the Remeum" became the target of vandalism and was demolished beginning in 1973.

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