| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Retreat -- 3. Thomas Jefferson's Education as Architect and Builder -- 3. Designing a Retreat -- 4. The Construction Saga -- 5. Landscapes of Use and Ornament -- 6. Retired Life at Poplar Forest -- 7. A Retirement Hobby -- Epilogue -- Afterword: Jefferson in Our Time -- Appendix A: Chronology -- Appendix B: Jeffersonian Elements and Materials -- Appendix C: Jefferson's Typology of Octagon Designs -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
| Summary |
"Poplar Forest is one of two personal residences that Thomas Jefferson designed for himself, the other (of course) being Monticello. Despite its audacious design-it was the first octagonal residence in America-and the fact that is one of the very few extant Jeffersonian structures, Poplar Forest is not nearly so well-known today as its sibling seventy miles to the northeast. Travis McDonald, director of architectural restoration at Poplar Forest, situates the site in its rightful position as a historically important Virginia house, and documents its story as central to Jefferson's life and approach to architecture, with due consideration of the enslaved community at his western retreat"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 02, 2023) |
| Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Homes and haunts -- Virginia -- Forest
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| SUBJECT |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 fast |
| Subject |
Poplar Forest (Va.)
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| SUBJECT |
Poplar Forest (Va.) fast |
| Subject |
Octagonal houses -- Virginia -- Forest
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Historic house museums -- Virginia -- Forest
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Buildings
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Historic house museums
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Homes
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Octagonal houses
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| SUBJECT |
Forest (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
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| Subject |
Virginia -- Forest
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022048768 |
| ISBN |
9780813949642 |
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0813949645 |
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