Architectural Restoration
Articles & Publications
Below are several articles and essays written about Poplar Forest by Travis McDonald, the Director of Architectural Restoration:
- Tom the Builder, UVA Magazine 2018
- Poplar Forest: A Most Palladian Villa, Arris 2017
- Thomas Jefferson, Builder, Palladiana 2016
- The East and West Wings of the White House, White House History 2011
- Constructing Optimism, VAF 2000
The U.S. Tentative List, 2008
Poplar Forest makes the World Heritage U.S. Tentative List
Period Homes, November 2005
Virginia Cavalcade, Winter 2002
Poplar Forest – Privacy Restored
Virginia Cavalcade, Winter 1993
Poplar Forest – A Masterpiece Recovered
Essay
Poplar Forest: Synthesis of a Lifetime
Essay
A Masterpiece of Human Creative Genius
Essay
Thomas Jefferson’s Architecture
Essay
The Universal Significance of Jefferson’s Architecture
National Park Services Preservation Brief
Understanding Old Buildings: The Process of Architectural Investigation
Association for Preservation Technology’s APT Bulletin, 1996
The Brickwork at Poplar Forest: Mr. Jefferson Builds His Dream House
Journal of the White House Historical Association, Number 18
The Private Villa Retreat of Thomas Jefferson
Wood Design & Building, Number 10
Jefferson’s Poplar Forest Retreat: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes
Building Environments; Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture X
Rat Housing in Middle Virginia: The Diffusion of Everyday Life