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He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup).","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. 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He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup).","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. 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He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Merton Elbridge Church (M.E. Church) trained as a pharmacist and ran a drugstore in Falls\n Church for 12 years. He helped start the first telephone company in the area which was later\n absorbed by the Chesapeake \u0026 Potomac Telephone Company. He also organized the Arlington\n and Fairfax Railway Company. He entered the real estate and insurance business and helped\n develop the Sherwood Subdivision. These are just a few of the many accomplishments and\n community services he was involved in throughout his life.","Merton Elbridge Church was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on February 14, 1858. He moved to\n Virginia in 1879 and settled in Falls Church in 1886. He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup).","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the records involve the real estate business of Merton Elbridge (M.E.) Church, the\n bulk of which include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or\n seller. There are also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church\n Telephone and Telegraph Company. Also includes files for son and grandsons.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMost of the records involve the real estate business of M.E. Church, the bulk of which\n include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or seller. 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Series one is organized\n alphabetically. The deeds in M.E. Church's files were placed in a separate series (Series 2)\n and organized by date. Many of them involve the Sherwood Subdivision of houses in Falls\n Church. This new arrangement was thought to be more useful to the researcher.","The files on Guy Church, Sr., are arranged alphabetically. Pages from a scrapbook make up\n the bulk of the Merton Elbridge Church (grandson) files; there is only one file for Guy\n Church, Jr.","Merton Elbridge Church (M.E. Church) trained as a pharmacist and ran a drugstore in Falls\n Church for 12 years. He helped start the first telephone company in the area which was later\n absorbed by the Chesapeake \u0026 Potomac Telephone Company. He also organized the Arlington\n and Fairfax Railway Company. He entered the real estate and insurance business and helped\n develop the Sherwood Subdivision. These are just a few of the many accomplishments and\n community services he was involved in throughout his life.","Merton Elbridge Church was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on February 14, 1858. He moved to\n Virginia in 1879 and settled in Falls Church in 1886. He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup).","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004.","Most of the records involve the real estate business of Merton Elbridge (M.E.) Church, the\n bulk of which include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or\n seller. There are also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church\n Telephone and Telegraph Company. Also includes files for son and grandsons.","Most of the records involve the real estate business of M.E. Church, the bulk of which\n include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or seller. There are\n also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church Telephone and Telegraph\n Company.","Of special interest are the abstracts of title in the deed series, especially File 10 in\n Series 2 which shows the disposition of the property that became the Sherwood subdivision.\n There are also some copies of deeds concerning the Sherwood Subdivision in File\n 6-6-1-27.","There are no restrictions on the files.","Materials in this collection are in\n English."],"collection_title_tesim":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"collection_ssim":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Record Group 6-6"],"unitid_tesim":["Record Group 6-6"],"repository_ssm":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"acqinfo_ssim":["The records at the Falls Church History Room were donated by Melvin Steadman. The two\n scrapbooks of (Merton) Elbridge Church were donated by Henry Douglas.","M. E. Church's records were donated to the University of Virginia Library in 1988 by\n Beverley T. Steadman. This is the link to the guide to the papers at UVA: https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu02223.xml"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3 boxes; 2 linear feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research use.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research use."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe files were divided into five series, two for Merton Elbridge Church, one for his son\n (Guy Northrup Church, Sr.) and two for his grandsons. Series one is organized\n alphabetically. The deeds in M.E. Church's files were placed in a separate series (Series 2)\n and organized by date. 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He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Merton Elbridge Church (M.E. Church) trained as a pharmacist and ran a drugstore in Falls\n Church for 12 years. He helped start the first telephone company in the area which was later\n absorbed by the Chesapeake \u0026 Potomac Telephone Company. He also organized the Arlington\n and Fairfax Railway Company. He entered the real estate and insurance business and helped\n develop the Sherwood Subdivision. These are just a few of the many accomplishments and\n community services he was involved in throughout his life.","Merton Elbridge Church was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on February 14, 1858. He moved to\n Virginia in 1879 and settled in Falls Church in 1886. He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup).","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the records involve the real estate business of Merton Elbridge (M.E.) Church, the\n bulk of which include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or\n seller. There are also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church\n Telephone and Telegraph Company. Also includes files for son and grandsons.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMost of the records involve the real estate business of M.E. Church, the bulk of which\n include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or seller. 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There are\n also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church Telephone and Telegraph\n Company.","Of special interest are the abstracts of title in the deed series, especially File 10 in\n Series 2 which shows the disposition of the property that became the Sherwood subdivision.\n There are also some copies of deeds concerning the Sherwood Subdivision in File\n 6-6-1-27."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on the files.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on the files."],"language_ssim":["Materials in this collection are in\n English."],"total_component_count_is":146,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:23.092Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vafcspl_VaFcSPL00011_M_E_Church_6-6_c02_c01_c51"}},{"id":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04_c02","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Articles","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04_c02","ref_ssm":["vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04_c02"],"id":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04_c02","ead_ssi":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018","_root_":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018","_nest_parent_":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04","parent_ssi":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04","parent_ssim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998","Box 2","Series 10: Printed Materials"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018","vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02","vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04"],"title_filing_ssi":"Articles","title_ssm":["Articles"],"title_tesim":["Articles"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Articles"],"text":["Articles","Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998","Box 2","Series 10: Printed Materials","folder 2"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998","Box 2","Series 10: Printed Materials"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998","Box 2","Series 10: Printed Materials"],"level_ssm":["File"],"level_ssim":["File"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":27,"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"collection_ssim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"containers_ssim":["folder 2"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#3/components#1","timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:23.092Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018","ead_ssi":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018","_root_":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018","_nest_parent_":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/mrspl/VaFcSPL00018.xml","title_ssm":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"title_tesim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"text":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998","Record Group 4-15","2 boxes","The collection is open for research use.","Historical information about Cherry Hill Farm is taken from the City of Falls Church\n website https://www.fallschurchva.gov/465/Cherry-Hill-Farmhouse.","Cherry Hill Farm was once part of a pre-Revolutionary War plantation located at the\n crossroads of a trail leading from Winchester to Alexandria and another trail leading to the\n Little Falls on the Potomac River. This 248-acre tract was patented to John Trammel by Lord\n Fairfax in 1729. John Trammel's property descended to his son, Sampson, and then to\n Sampson's daughter, Susan Pinnit Cloud. A John Mills bought the property at auction in 1833\n for $2,537.60.","Circumstantial evidence indicates a residence on the property by 1840 when a building\n assessment of $200 first appeared in county tax records. John Mills whose name is listed in\n the 1840 U.S. Census for Fairfax County was the most likely occupant.","Augustine Newton bought the entire tract in 1843 and a year later made an agreement to sell\n 66 plus acres to William Harvey. This is the parcel of land we know as Cherry Hill Farm\n today. William Harvey is believed to have built the present-day farmhouse in 1845.","This was a highly speculative period for Virginia land. Northerners were drawn to Virginia\n by cheap land prices. Harvey paid $665.00 for the 66-acre property in 1845. After declaring\n bankruptcy, he sold the farm to George Steele for $1,950.00 in 1848. In 1856, William\n Blaisdell of Massachusetts purchased the property for $4,000.00 and moved his young family\n here.","In 1976, as the nation celebrated its 200th anniversary, there was a renewed interest in\n historic preservation. The City of Falls Church chose the restoration and preservation of\n Cherry Hill Farm as its special bicentennial project. It was a cooperative effort between\n the City and community groups. While the City owned the land and buildings the Friends of\n Cherry Hill Foundation was founded to furnish the house and barn. Extensive research and\n time went into acquiring appropriate furnishings for this Greek Revival style house and\n mid-19th century barn. The Friends also trained docents to give tours and began educational\n programs that would interpret life in mid-19th century Virginia.","The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed in February\n 2026.","The Cherry Hill Farmhouse archive from 1876 to 1992 consists of the following documents:\n Reports, Public Notices, Architectural Archaeological Comments, Programs, Minutes,\n Correspondence, etc.","The archive is organized as follows: \n Series 1: Council Meetings \n Series 2: Restoration\n Series 3: Riley Family\n Series 4: Cherry Hill Board\n Series 5: Historical Commission\n Series 6: Anniversary\n Series 7: Reports\n Series 8: Time Capsule\n Series 9: Events and Programs\n Series 10: Printed Materials\n Series 11: League of Women Voters","Materials in this collection are in\n English."],"collection_title_tesim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"collection_ssim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Record Group 4-15"],"unitid_tesim":["Record Group 4-15"],"repository_ssm":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Archival files were created by the librarians responsible for the history room."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2 boxes"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research use.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research use."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHistorical information about Cherry Hill Farm is taken from the City of Falls Church\n website \u003cextref type=\"simple\" actuate=\"onRequest\" show=\"new\" href=\"http\"\u003ehttps://www.fallschurchva.gov/465/Cherry-Hill-Farmhouse\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCherry Hill Farm was once part of a pre-Revolutionary War plantation located at the\n crossroads of a trail leading from Winchester to Alexandria and another trail leading to the\n Little Falls on the Potomac River. This 248-acre tract was patented to John Trammel by Lord\n Fairfax in 1729. John Trammel's property descended to his son, Sampson, and then to\n Sampson's daughter, Susan Pinnit Cloud. A John Mills bought the property at auction in 1833\n for $2,537.60.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCircumstantial evidence indicates a residence on the property by 1840 when a building\n assessment of $200 first appeared in county tax records. John Mills whose name is listed in\n the 1840 U.S. Census for Fairfax County was the most likely occupant.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAugustine Newton bought the entire tract in 1843 and a year later made an agreement to sell\n 66 plus acres to William Harvey. This is the parcel of land we know as Cherry Hill Farm\n today. William Harvey is believed to have built the present-day farmhouse in 1845.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis was a highly speculative period for Virginia land. Northerners were drawn to Virginia\n by cheap land prices. Harvey paid $665.00 for the 66-acre property in 1845. After declaring\n bankruptcy, he sold the farm to George Steele for $1,950.00 in 1848. In 1856, William\n Blaisdell of Massachusetts purchased the property for $4,000.00 and moved his young family\n here.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIn 1976, as the nation celebrated its 200th anniversary, there was a renewed interest in\n historic preservation. The City of Falls Church chose the restoration and preservation of\n Cherry Hill Farm as its special bicentennial project. It was a cooperative effort between\n the City and community groups. While the City owned the land and buildings the Friends of\n Cherry Hill Foundation was founded to furnish the house and barn. Extensive research and\n time went into acquiring appropriate furnishings for this Greek Revival style house and\n mid-19th century barn. The Friends also trained docents to give tours and began educational\n programs that would interpret life in mid-19th century Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Historical information about Cherry Hill Farm is taken from the City of Falls Church\n website https://www.fallschurchva.gov/465/Cherry-Hill-Farmhouse.","Cherry Hill Farm was once part of a pre-Revolutionary War plantation located at the\n crossroads of a trail leading from Winchester to Alexandria and another trail leading to the\n Little Falls on the Potomac River. This 248-acre tract was patented to John Trammel by Lord\n Fairfax in 1729. John Trammel's property descended to his son, Sampson, and then to\n Sampson's daughter, Susan Pinnit Cloud. A John Mills bought the property at auction in 1833\n for $2,537.60.","Circumstantial evidence indicates a residence on the property by 1840 when a building\n assessment of $200 first appeared in county tax records. John Mills whose name is listed in\n the 1840 U.S. Census for Fairfax County was the most likely occupant.","Augustine Newton bought the entire tract in 1843 and a year later made an agreement to sell\n 66 plus acres to William Harvey. This is the parcel of land we know as Cherry Hill Farm\n today. William Harvey is believed to have built the present-day farmhouse in 1845.","This was a highly speculative period for Virginia land. Northerners were drawn to Virginia\n by cheap land prices. Harvey paid $665.00 for the 66-acre property in 1845. After declaring\n bankruptcy, he sold the farm to George Steele for $1,950.00 in 1848. In 1856, William\n Blaisdell of Massachusetts purchased the property for $4,000.00 and moved his young family\n here.","In 1976, as the nation celebrated its 200th anniversary, there was a renewed interest in\n historic preservation. The City of Falls Church chose the restoration and preservation of\n Cherry Hill Farm as its special bicentennial project. It was a cooperative effort between\n the City and community groups. While the City owned the land and buildings the Friends of\n Cherry Hill Foundation was founded to furnish the house and barn. Extensive research and\n time went into acquiring appropriate furnishings for this Greek Revival style house and\n mid-19th century barn. The Friends also trained docents to give tours and began educational\n programs that would interpret life in mid-19th century Virginia."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed in February\n 2026.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed in February\n 2026."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Cherry Hill Farmhouse archive from 1876 to 1992 consists of the following documents:\n Reports, Public Notices, Architectural Archaeological Comments, Programs, Minutes,\n Correspondence, etc. \u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe archive is organized as follows: \u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Council Meetings \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Restoration\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Riley Family\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: Cherry Hill Board\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Historical Commission\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 6: Anniversary\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 7: Reports\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 8: Time Capsule\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 9: Events and Programs\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 10: Printed Materials\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSeries 11: League of Women Voters\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e\n \u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Cherry Hill Farmhouse archive from 1876 to 1992 consists of the following documents:\n Reports, Public Notices, Architectural Archaeological Comments, Programs, Minutes,\n Correspondence, etc.","The archive is organized as follows: \n Series 1: Council Meetings \n Series 2: Restoration\n Series 3: Riley Family\n Series 4: Cherry Hill Board\n Series 5: Historical Commission\n Series 6: Anniversary\n Series 7: Reports\n Series 8: Time Capsule\n Series 9: Events and Programs\n Series 10: Printed Materials\n Series 11: League of Women Voters"],"language_ssim":["Materials in this collection are in\n English."],"total_component_count_is":29,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:23.092Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vafcspl_VaFcSPL00018_c02_c04_c02"}},{"id":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00011_M_E_Church_6-6_c02_c01_c25","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Articles of Agreement, Merton E. 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Series one is organized\n alphabetically. The deeds in M.E. Church's files were placed in a separate series (Series 2)\n and organized by date. Many of them involve the Sherwood Subdivision of houses in Falls\n Church. This new arrangement was thought to be more useful to the researcher.","The files on Guy Church, Sr., are arranged alphabetically. Pages from a scrapbook make up\n the bulk of the Merton Elbridge Church (grandson) files; there is only one file for Guy\n Church, Jr.","Merton Elbridge Church (M.E. Church) trained as a pharmacist and ran a drugstore in Falls\n Church for 12 years. He helped start the first telephone company in the area which was later\n absorbed by the Chesapeake \u0026 Potomac Telephone Company. He also organized the Arlington\n and Fairfax Railway Company. He entered the real estate and insurance business and helped\n develop the Sherwood Subdivision. These are just a few of the many accomplishments and\n community services he was involved in throughout his life.","Merton Elbridge Church was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on February 14, 1858. He moved to\n Virginia in 1879 and settled in Falls Church in 1886. He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup).","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004.","Most of the records involve the real estate business of Merton Elbridge (M.E.) Church, the\n bulk of which include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or\n seller. There are also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church\n Telephone and Telegraph Company. Also includes files for son and grandsons.","Most of the records involve the real estate business of M.E. Church, the bulk of which\n include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or seller. There are\n also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church Telephone and Telegraph\n Company.","Of special interest are the abstracts of title in the deed series, especially File 10 in\n Series 2 which shows the disposition of the property that became the Sherwood subdivision.\n There are also some copies of deeds concerning the Sherwood Subdivision in File\n 6-6-1-27.","There are no restrictions on the files.","Materials in this collection are in\n English."],"collection_title_tesim":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"collection_ssim":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Record Group 6-6"],"unitid_tesim":["Record Group 6-6"],"repository_ssm":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"acqinfo_ssim":["The records at the Falls Church History Room were donated by Melvin Steadman. The two\n scrapbooks of (Merton) Elbridge Church were donated by Henry Douglas.","M. E. Church's records were donated to the University of Virginia Library in 1988 by\n Beverley T. Steadman. This is the link to the guide to the papers at UVA: https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu02223.xml"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3 boxes; 2 linear feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research use.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research use."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe files were divided into five series, two for Merton Elbridge Church, one for his son\n (Guy Northrup Church, Sr.) and two for his grandsons. Series one is organized\n alphabetically. The deeds in M.E. Church's files were placed in a separate series (Series 2)\n and organized by date. 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He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Merton Elbridge Church (M.E. Church) trained as a pharmacist and ran a drugstore in Falls\n Church for 12 years. He helped start the first telephone company in the area which was later\n absorbed by the Chesapeake \u0026 Potomac Telephone Company. He also organized the Arlington\n and Fairfax Railway Company. He entered the real estate and insurance business and helped\n develop the Sherwood Subdivision. These are just a few of the many accomplishments and\n community services he was involved in throughout his life.","Merton Elbridge Church was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on February 14, 1858. He moved to\n Virginia in 1879 and settled in Falls Church in 1886. He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup).","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. 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