A Potosi Story
Posted on June 27, 2017 by Craig Howard
Blog Post by the Rev. Dr. Craig HowardPresbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy Transitional Leaderchoward@glpby.org
On Sunday I retraced the Dan Anderson-Little route and preached at Hillside church at 8:30 a.m., followed by Potosi at 11:30 a.m. Before leaving for Texas, Dan preached at both congregations almost every Sunday! When I arrived at Potosi, I was informed of the history of the church and its work in the community. The church was established in 1832 and the current building was commissioned in 1907 and built in 1909. The architect of the church is John A. Lankford (1847 – 1946). Lankford would become the first African American Architect in the state of Virginia and Washington DC. He was known as the “dean of black architecture,” and would design buildings and churches throughout Virginia and DC.
Why would Potosi choose an African American architect from Virginia to design their church?
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