. Historic Virginia homes and churches . OLD-TIME \ii;rniii) ok codkinc; as i skd at hoscdhki, ri to inns to the north and south are to be had from this quaint manor which nestles on the very backbone of the ridgedividing the Northern Neck. Until comparatively recently the old outdoor kitchenwas in service at Boscobel, and many are the stories ofaccomplished cooks and temptingly prepared spreads whichissued thence to the great house. The old kitchen standson one side of the j^ard and near the circular driveway lead-ing to the entrance steps, while a building of similar size andshape stands opp
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . OLD-TIME \ii;rniii) ok codkinc; as i skd at hoscdhki, ri to inns to the north and south are to be had from this quaint manor which nestles on the very backbone of the ridgedividing the Northern Neck. Until comparatively recently the old outdoor kitchenwas in service at Boscobel, and many are the stories ofaccomplished cooks and temptingly prepared spreads whichissued thence to the great house. The old kitchen standson one side of the j^ard and near the circular driveway lead-ing to the entrance steps, while a building of similar size andshape stands opposite—a bit, as it were, to balance the 354 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES landscape —and used doubtless as a quarter for house ser-vants. The Boscobel dwelling was destroyed by fire in INIareh,1915. ACQUIA CHURCH Over the south door of the old Acquia Church, in O^^er-wharton Parish, Stafford County, is this inscription:Built A. D. 1751. Destroyed by fire 1751 and rebuiltA. D. 1757 bv ^Mourning Richards, Undertaker. William. AiqriA cm 1((II, STAII IIUD CorNTV Coj^ein, INIason. It may be well to remind the reader,especially in view of the Christian name of JNIr. Richards,that undertaker in those days meant contractor. Overwharton Parish goes back to a much earlier datethan that upon the church, but earlier houses of worship init were jirobably of wood, and all traces of them havepassed away. Acquia still has in possession and in regu-lar use a Commimion service of massive, beaten silver, ofthree pieces—chalice, cup and paten—each piece bearingthe inscription: The gift of the Rev. Alex. Scott, , THE RAPPAHANNOCK AND POTOMAC 355 late minister of this parish. Anno 173!). Mr. Scottserved the parisii nearly twenty-eight years, and the <lateupon the silver is that of the year of his death. Theservice was huricd in the ground for safe keeping duringthe Kevolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Warbetween the States. Acqnia Church was huilt during tlie rectorship of theRe
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