![]() ![]() Beiswangerĭelve deeper into the design of Monticello with this illuminating collection of short essays and accompanying measured drawings of Monticello produced by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Monticello in Measured Drawings annotated by William L. In this month’s Revolving Bookstand, Monticello’s Architectural Historian, Gardiner Hallock, recommends three “must reads” for anyone interested in Jefferson’s architectural influences and his home Monticello. ![]() Influenced by his readings of ancient and modern architectural writings, Jefferson gleaned the best from both his reading and from his observations in Europe, creating in his architectural designs a style that was distinctively American. Jefferson spent much of his life “putting up and pulling down,” most notably during the forty-year construction period of Monticello. ![]() –Thomas Jefferson (as told by Margaret Bayard Smith) “Architecture is my delight, and putting up and pulling down, one of my favorite amusements.” ![]()
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