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| Architect | Thomas Jefferson |
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| Location | Forest, near Lynchburg, Virginia map | ||||
| Date | 1806 timeline | ||||
| Building Type | large house | ||||
| Construction System | brick bearing masonry | ||||
| Climate | temperate | ||||
| Context | rural | ||||
| Style | Neoclassical, Neo-Palladian | ||||
| Notes | Geometrically elegant octagonal plan. | ||||
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| Discussion | Poplar Forest Commentary
"Thomas Jefferson and his wife, Martha, inherited the plantation known as Poplar Forest from her father in 1773. Theworking tobacco farm of 4,812 acres eventually provided Jefferson with a significant portion of his cash income. Theplantation also offered the perfect site for his most personal architectural achievement -- a unique octagonal house set withinan elaborately designed landscape. In this meticulously planned retreat he had the seclusion to pursue his passion forreading, writing, studying, and gardening." — from the History page at www.poplarforest.com. Address Detailed directions and a location map are available at www.poplarforest.com. | ||||
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Sources on Poplar Forest
Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. ISBN 0-442-21668-8. LC 84-3543. NA2750.C55 1984. plan to section diagram, p156. elevation, p156. — Updated edition available at Amazon.com I. T. Frary. Thomas Jefferson, Architect and Builder. Richmond: Garrett and Massie, 1931. exterior photo from grounds, plate 77 (LXXVII). Jane Brown Gillette. "Mr. Jefferson's Retreat", Historic Preservation, July/August 1992, Vol 44 Number 04. p42-49. exterior elevation photo of one entry, p42-43. B.J. Novitski. Slides from the photographer's collection. Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com
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Links on Poplar Forest
Poplar Forest Images — An excellent student modeling project. www.poplarforest.org — Photos, history, and visitor information. Poplar Forest at Archiplanet — Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration
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