Poplar Forest
McDonald, Travis C
| Autor: | McDonald, Travis C |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Architecture |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 08.05.2023 |
| EAN: | 9780813949635 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 322 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | University of Virginia Press |
| Untertitel: | Thomas Jefferson's Villa Retreat |
Produktinformationen "Poplar Forest"
"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"--
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