Poplar Forest : Thomas Jefferson's villa retreat / Travis C. McDonald.

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.

©2023

xx, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

"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.

Online version: McDonald, Travis C. Poplar Forest Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023

English

September 21, 2023

Includes bibliographical references and index.