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Poplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson's Villa Retreat

Poplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson's Villa Retreat - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Travis C. McDonaldPublish date:2023-05-08Pages:322
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813949635ISBN-10:813949637UPC:9780813949635Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:10.55 x 7.95 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.8519Product ID:SC576FG2S8

Poplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson's Villa Retreat

Poplar Forest is one of two personal residences that Thomas Jefferson designed for himself, the other being Monticello. Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, inherited the land--originally a 6,861-acre parcel--at her father's death in 1773, but Jefferson did not begin construction on the house until 1806, and at his death in 1826, he was still working on his little "getaway." Despite...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813949635ISBN-10:813949637UPC:9780813949635Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:10.55 x 7.95 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.8519Product ID:SC576FG2S8

Travis C. McDonald is the director of architectural restoration at Poplar Forest.


Publisher: University of Virginia Press

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